Mixed
[mɪkst]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Mix
(a.) Formed by mixing; united; mingled; blended. See Mix, v. t. & i.
Typist: Ludwig
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Mingled, blended.[2]. Promiscuous, of various kinds.
Checker: Uriah
Examples
- A siren worked by explosion of small quantities of oxygen and hydrogen mixed. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- A vague, very simple Christianity pervaded the illiterate peasant life, mixed with much superstition. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The bottle and jug were again produced, and he mixed a weak draught, and another, and drank both in quick succession. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- His notes include the use of powdered silicon mixed with lime or other very infusible non-conductors or semi-conductors. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Still she was glad to have seen them all again, though a tinge of sadness mixed itself with her pleasure. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- She had a singular insight into life, considering that she had never mixed with it. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Valuable metallic ores, such as those of gold, platinum, tin, copper and iron, often occur in the form of sand or mixed with that substance. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- When, as in Macedonia, populations are mixed in a patchwork of villages and districts, the cantonal system is imperatively needed. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Freddy don't count--but I knew YOU weren't mixed up in that. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Well, perhaps it will be for the best, as your sister, niece, and Mr Carriston are on board, and won't care about being mixed up in a battle. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Grape juice mixed with millet ferments quickly and strongly, and the Romans learned to use this mixture for bread raising, kneading a very small amount of it through the dough. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- These are some of the same lot; they were made as follows: The meat was chopped, put into the preserving fluid for one night, and then mixed with the other material in the ordinary way. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Mixed up with a very extensive Manich?an literature are translations of the Christian scriptures and Buddhistic writings. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Any green fodder can be mixed with the above to make quantity and secure good results. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Miss Skiffins mixed, and I observed that she and Wemmick drank out of one glass. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- In practice, the wood ashes were boiled in water, which was then strained off, and the resulting filtrate, or lye, was mixed with the fats for soap making. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- But you've got mixed, Watson, for I have only been here a few hours, three pipes, four pipes--I forget how many. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- There are probably two or three concurrent and only roughly similar histories of these newer Pal?olithic men as yet, inextricably mixed up together. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The same has been found to hold good when one variety and several mixed varieties of wheat have been sown on equal spaces of ground. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Finely pulverized common clay, well mixed with Spanish white, makes reddish stone color. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- I afterward found that he had been previously mixed up with a somewhat similar crooked job in connection with telephone patents. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Mixed races produce mixed results, splendid, I own, in many cases, but not so severely unique and classic as would be the case with untamed tribes. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The self-raising flour, so widely advertised by grocers, is flour in which these ingredients or their equivalent have been mixed by the manufacturer. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- In practice some gelatin is mixed with the silver salt, and the mixture is then poured over the plate or film in such a way that a thin, even coating is made. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The mixed train on which Edison was employed as newsboy did the way-freight work and shunting at the Mount Clemens station, about half an hour being usually spent in the work. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- But all races are more or less mixed. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The cotton, mixed with seed, is fed to the roll box J, in which a sort of reel F continually turns the cotton. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Vulcanization is simply the heating of the rubber mixed with sulphur--this causes a chemical change in the substance; it becomes tougher, more elastic and less affected by heat and cold. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Every Tuesday evening there was lemonade and a mixed biscuit for all who chose to partake of those refreshments. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Were it mixed with any ordinary dish the eater would undoubtedly detect it, and would probably eat no more. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
Checker: Uriah