To attract sharks, scientists prepare a special bloody bait concoction known as "chum".
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Concoction
/kənˈkɒkʃən/
Synonyms for "concoction" (99 found)
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Noun(3 words)
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Noun(15 words)
Adjective(1 words)
liquid mixture
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16 entrieschemical preparationconceptionconstructioncreating from raw materialsdesignexcogitationfood productfoodstuffinnovationinventionmixmixturenarrativeproductpropositionsubstance
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11 entriesCollocations
6 entriesconcoction of ideasculinary concoctiondelicious concoctionherbal concoctionmedicinal concoctionpotent concoction
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Apparently, it was his jealous mistress who prepared that nasty chemical concoction. I hear the wife took one sip of her morning coffee and collapsed without so much as a word.
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On the table, reposed a nut cake which she had baked that morning . . . a particularly toothsome concoction iced with pink icing and adorned with walnuts.
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Sami made Layla drink this horrible concoction.
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