noun
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
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a great assortment of cars was on display
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he had a variety of disorders
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a veritable smorgasbord of religions
• Syn:
↑assortment, ↑mixture, ↑miscellany, ↑miscellanea, ↑variety, ↑salmagundi, ↑smorgasbord, ↑potpourri, ↑motley
• Hypernyms: ↑collection, ↑aggregation, ↑accumulation, ↑assemblage
• Hyponyms:
↑grab bag, ↑witches' brew, ↑witches' broth, ↑witch's brew, ↑range, ↑selection, ↑odds and ends, ↑oddments, ↑melange, ↑farrago, ↑ragbag, ↑mishmash, ↑mingle-mangle, ↑hodgepodge, ↑hotchpotch, ↑gallimaufry, ↑omnium-gatherum, ↑alphabet soup, ↑sampler
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noun : a miscellaneous collection : assortment
a mixed bag of stocks and bonds
a prissy individual … and a mixed bag of other characters — John McCarten
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Informal.
an often unexpected assortment of various things, people, or ideas: The concert was a mixed bag of works from three centuries.
[1935-40]
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mixed bag noun
Any assortment of diverse people, things, characteristics, etc
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Main Entry: ↑mix
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mixed bag UK US noun [singular]
a combination of many different types of people or things
Thesaurus: mixtures and combinationssynonym
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mixed bag,
Informal. a mixture; medley; miscellany: »
a mixed bag of projects, a mixed bag of ill-assorted characters, a mixed bag of emotions.
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n. [in sing.] a diverse assortment of things or people
a mixed bag of applause and catcalls
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noun [singular]
1 : a collection of different kinds of things
— often + of
The movie has a mixed bag of characters.
We're working with a mixed bag of old and new ideas.
2 : something that has both good and bad qualities or parts
His performance was a mixed bag.
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a collection of things or people of very different types
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The competition entries were a very mixed bag.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.