mixture - (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

paste - any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency

ambrosia, beebread - a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae

compost - a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer

soup - any composition having a consistency suggestive of soup

property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles"

structure - the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts; "artists must study the structure of the human body"; "the structure of the benzene molecule"

phenotype - what an organism looks like as a consequence of its genotype; two organisms with the same phenotype can have different genotypes

genetic constitution, genotype - the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism

karyotype - the appearance of the chromosomal makeup of a somatic cell in an individual or species (including the number and arrangement and size and structure of the chromosomes)

placement, arrangement - the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs"

morceau - a short literary or musical composition

sheet music - a musical composition in printed or written form; "she turned the pages of the music as he played"

music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

musical arrangement, arrangement - a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments

realisation, realization - a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer

coda, finale - the closing section of a musical composition

intermezzo - a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera

solo - a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment)

duette, duo, duet - a musical composition for two performers

trio - a musical composition for three performers

quartette, quartet - a musical composition for four performers

quintet, quintette - a musical composition for five performers

sextet, sextette, sestet - a musical composition written for six performers

septette, septet - a musical composition written for seven performers

octette, octet - a musical composition written for eight performers

bagatelle - a light piece of music for piano

divertimento, serenade - a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form

canon - a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts

etude - a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity

pastoral, pastorale, idyll - a musical composition that evokes rural life

toccata - a baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style

fantasia - a musical composition of a free form usually incorporating several familiar themes

musical passage, passage - a short section of a musical composition

allegro - a musical composition or passage performed quickly in a brisk lively manner

movement - a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata; "the second movement is slow and melodic"

largo - (music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner

larghetto - (music) a composition or passage played in a slow tempo slightly faster than largo but slower than adagio

suite - a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected

symphonic poem, tone poem - an orchestral composition based on literature or folk tales

medley, pastiche, potpourri - a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources

nocturne - a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)

adagio - (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully); "they played the adagio too quickly"

song - a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"

study - a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique; "a study in spiccato bowing"

capriccio - an instrumental composition that doesn't adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisation

motet - an unaccompanied choral composition with sacred lyrics; intended to be sung as part of a church service; originated in the 13th century

program music, programme music - musical compositions intended to evoke images or remind the listener of events

creating by mental acts - the act of creating something by thinking

arranging, transcription, arrangement - the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music

realisation, realization - the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer

recapitualtion - (music) the repitition of themes introduced earlier (especially when you are composing the final part of a movement)

verbal creation - creating something by the use of speech and language

drafting - writing a first version to be filled out and polished later

dramatisation, dramatization - conversion into dramatic form; "the play was a dramatization of a short story"

fabrication, fictionalisation, fictionalization - writing in a fictional form

metrification - writing a metrical composition (or the metrical strucutre of a composition)

novelisation, novelization - converting something into the form of a novel

redaction - the act of putting something in writing

lexicography - the act of writing dictionaries

versification - the art or practice of writing verse

indite, pen, write, compose - produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"

write about, write of, write on - write about a particular topic; "Snow wrote about China"

profile - write about; "The author of this article profiles a famous painter"

paragraph - write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher

dash off, fling off, toss off, knock off - write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husdband saying she would not be home for supper"

rewrite - rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose; "re-write a play for use in schools"

write copy - write for commercial publications; "She writes copy for Harper's Bazaar"

dramatise, dramatize, adopt - put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay"

draft, outline - draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"

author - be the author of; "She authored this play"

co-author - be a co-author on (a book, a paper, etc.)

ghostwrite, ghost - write for someone else; "How many books have you ghostwritten so far?"

annotate, footnote - add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments; "The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel"

reference, cite - refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work"

write out, write up - put into writing; write in complete form; "write out a contract"

script - write a script for; "The playwright scripted the movie"

printing process, printing - reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication

writing assignment, written assignment - an assignment to write something

essay - an analytic or interpretive literary composition

term paper - a composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school term

incidental music - music composed to accompany the action of a drama or to fill intervals between scenes

creation - an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone

paste-up - a composition of flat objects pasted on a board or other backing; "they showed him a paste-up of the book jacket"