Hodgepodge: alternatives and connections

Act of assorting, or distributing into sorts, kinds, or classes.

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A collection of miscellaneous matters; matters of various kinds.

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A mass or mixture of various things; a medley; esp., a collection of compositions on various subjects.

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The act of mixing, or the state of being mixed; as, made by a mixture of ingredients.

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Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; party-colored; as, a motley coat.

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A medley or mixture.

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A mixture of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions.

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A doctrine, or scheme of things, which terminates in speculation or contemplation, without a view to practice; hypothesis; speculation.

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The quality or state of being various; intermixture or succession of different things; diversity; multifariousness.

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Mixed; confounded.

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Mixed; confounded.

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To mix in a confused mass; to put or throw together without order; -- often followed by together or up.

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To mix in a confused mass; to put or throw together without order; -- often followed by together or up.

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To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks.

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To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks.

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A mass composed of various materials confusedly mixed; a medley; a mixture.

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A hash of various kinds of meats, a ragout.

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A mingled mass; a confused mixture; a stew of various ingredients; a hodgepodge.

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To mix in a confused mass; to put or throw together without order; -- often followed by together or up.

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A mixture; a medley.

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To mix in a disorderly way; to make a mess of.

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A hotchpotch.

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Miscellaneous or leftover items

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A miscellaneous collection of things or persons; a confused mixture; a medley.

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Work composed of pieces sewed together, esp. pieces of various colors and figures; hence, anything put together of incongruous or ill-adapted parts;…

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