Main entry: concoction, confection
Definition: the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
Main entry: concoction
Definition: the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose
Usage: his testimony was a concoction; she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories
Main entry: concoction
Definition: an occurrence of an unusual mixture
Usage: it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction
Main entry: intermixture, mixture, concoction
Definition: any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
Usage: he volunteered to taste her latest concoction; he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade