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# mixer

noun (a mixer, mixers)

«mixer» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A machine or tool for mixing things, such as a food mixer in a kitchen or a cement mixer on a building site. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mixer/#m1)
2. A drink, such as lemonade, tonic or juice, mixed with another drink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mixer/#m2)
3. (music, TV) A machine for mixing sounds, or a person who does this. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mixer/#m3)
4. (informal) A party or event where people meet and get to know each other. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mixer/#m4)
5. (good mixer) A person who makes friends easily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mixer/#m5)

### In the lessons

In cooking lessons, an electric mixer beats eggs and cake mixture; on building sites, a cement mixer turns slowly. In music, a sound mixer balances voices and instruments. In everyday life, a «good mixer» is friendly in groups. Phrases: food mixer, cement mixer, sound mixer, a good mixer.

### Examples

- Mum used the mixer to beat the cake batter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mixer/#x1)
- The cement mixer turned round and round. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mixer/#x2)
- The DJ moved the sliders on the mixer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mixer/#x3)
- He's a good mixer and makes friends easily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mixer/#x4)
- At the parents' mixer, the teachers met the new families. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mixer/#x5)
- The lemonade was used as a mixer for the adults' drinks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mixer/#x6)
- Turn off the mixer before you lick the beaters! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mixer/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Safety: always switch off and unplug a mixer before touching the beaters or blades. Verb: mix; noun: mixture (the stuff mixed), mixer (the machine or person).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mixer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mixer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mixer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mixer.html) on Mova free.