Mixture
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of mixing. Something produced by mixing. Something that consists of diverse elements
Example sentence: As usual the Liberals offer a mixture of sound and original ideas. Unfortunately none of the sound ideas is original and none of the original ideas is sound.
Mix
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The result of mixing two or more substances; a mixture.The result of combining items normally kept separate.The result of mixing several tracks.The finished version of a recording.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To stir two or more substances together.To combine items from two or more sources normally kept separate.Use a mixer on.To combine several tracks.To produce a finished version of a recording.
Example sentence: Insurgencies are easy to make and hard to stop. Only a few ingredients need to combine to create an insurgency; like oxygen and fire, they're very common and mix all too often. The recipe is, simply, a legitimate grievance against a state, a state that refuses to compromise, a quorum of angry people, and access to weapons.