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mixed
[mikst] Pronunciation Key
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[mikst] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | put together or formed by mixing. |
| 2. | composed of different constituents or elements: a mixed form of government. |
| 3. | of different kinds combined: mixed nuts; mixed emotions. |
| 4. | involving or comprised of persons of different sex, class, character, belief, religion, or race: mixed company; a mixed neighborhood. |
| 5. | Law. involving more than one issue or aspect: a mixed question of law and fact. |
| 6. | Phonetics. (of a vowel) central. |
| 7. | Mathematics. (of partial derivatives) of second or higher order and involving differentiation with respect to more than one variable. |
| 8. | (of trains) composed of both passenger and freight cars. |
| 9. | Logic. containing quantifiers of unlike kind. |
| 10. | (of a stock or commodity market) characterized by uneven price movements, with some prices rising and others falling. |
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mix·ed·ness, noun
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[miks] Pronunciation Key verb, mixed or mixt, mix·ing, noun
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[miks] Pronunciation Key verb, mixed or mixt, mix·ing, noun –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
–noun
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| 1. | to combine (substances, elements, things, etc.) into one mass, collection, or assemblage, generally with a thorough blending of the constituents. |
| 2. | to put together indiscriminately or confusedly (often fol. by up). |
| 3. | to combine, unite, or join: to mix business and pleasure. |
| 4. | to add as an element or ingredient: Mix some salt into the flour. |
| 5. | to form or make by combining ingredients: to mix a cake; to mix mortar. |
| 6. | to crossbreed. |
| 7. | Movies.
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| 8. | to combine (two or more separate recordings or microphone signals) to make a single recording or composite signal. |
| 9. | to become mixed: a paint that mixes easily with water. |
| 10. | to associate or mingle, as in company: to mix with the other guests at a party. |
| 11. | to be crossbred, or of mixed breeding. |
| 12. | Boxing. to exchange blows vigorously and aggressively: The crowd jeered as the fighters clinched, refusing to mix. |
| 13. | an act or instance of mixing. |
| 14. | the result of mixing; mixture: cement mix; an odd mix of gaiety and sadness. |
| 15. | a commercially prepared blend of ingredients to which usually only a liquid must be added to make up the total of ingredients necessary or obtain the desired consistency: a cake mix; muffin mix. |
| 16. | mixer (def. 4). |
| 17. | the proportion of ingredients in a mixture; formula: a mix of two to one. |
| 18. | Informal. a mess or muddle; mix-up. |
| 19. | Music. an electronic blending of tracks or sounds made to produce a recording. |
| 20. | mix down, to mix the tracks of an existing recording to make a new recording with fewer tracks: the four-track tape was mixed down to stereo. |
| 21. | mix up,
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| 22. | mix it up, Slang.
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mix·a·ble, adjective
mix·a·bil·i·ty, mix·a·ble·ness, noun
—Synonyms 1, 9. commingle, jumble, unite, amalgamate, fuse. Mix, blend, combine, mingle concern the bringing of two or more things into more or less intimate association. Mix is the general word for such association: to mix fruit juices. Blend implies such a harmonious joining of two or more types of colors, feelings, etc., that the new product formed displays some of the qualities of each: to blend fragrances or whiskeys. Combine implies such a close or intimate union that distinction between the parts is lost: to combine forces. Mingle usually suggests retained identity of the parts: to mingle voices. 9. coalesce. 14. concoction; formula.
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| mix
(mĭks) Pronunciation Key
v. mixed, mix·ing, mix·es v. tr.
v. intr.
n.
Phrasal Verb(s): mix down Electronics To combine all of the audio components of a recording into a final soundtrack or mix. mix up
Idiom(s): mix it up Slang To fight. [Back-formation from Middle English mixt, mixed, mixed, from Anglo-Norman mixte, from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscēre, to mix; see meik- in Indo-European roots.] mix'a·ble adj. Synonyms: These verbs mean to put into or come together in one mass so that constituent parts or elements are diffused or commingled. Mix is the least specific: The cook mixed eggs, flour, and sugar. Greed and charity don't mix. |
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| mixed
(mĭkst) Pronunciation Key
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| mixed | |
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| 1. | consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds; "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards [syn: assorted] |
| 2. | involving or composed of different races; "interracial schools"; "a mixed neighborhood" [syn: interracial] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Mixed
Lar"ce*ny\, n.; pl. Larcenies. [F. larcin, OE. larrecin, L. latrocinium, fr. latro robber, mercenary, hired servant; cf. Gr. (?) hired servant. Cf. Latrociny.] (Law) The unlawful taking and carrying away of things personal with intent to deprive the right owner of the same; theft. Cf. Embezzlement. Grand larceny & Petit larceny are distinctions having reference to the nature or value of the property stolen. They are abolished in England. Mixed, or Compound, larceny, that which, under statute, includes in it the aggravation of a taking from a building or the person. Simple larceny, that which is not accompanied with any aggravating circumstances.
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