Shuffle
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To put in a random order. To walk without picking up one's feet
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of shuffling cards. To get lost in the shuffle: to lack attention when you deserve it. An instance of walking without lifting one's feet. A rhythm commonly used in blues music. Consists of a series of triplet notes with the middle note missing, so that it sounds like a long note followed by a short note. Sounds like a walker dragging one foot.
Example sentence: Look, I got 11,052 songs on my iPod. Cyndi Lauper, Guns N' Roses, Geto Boys, N.W.A.... push shuffle and anything will come on.
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: No trace of slavery ought to mix with the studies of the freeborn man. No study, pursued under compulsion, remains rooted in the memory.