Easier English Basic Synonyms

barbecue
a meal or party where food is cooked out of doors
We’ll have a barbecue this weekend, if the weather’s fine.
takeaway
a hot meal that you buy in a shop and eat somewhere else
Does the Chinese restaurant do takeaways?
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mistake
noun
Synonyms: mistake, error, slip, blunder
mistake
an act or belief that is wrong
There are lots of mistakes in this essay. 
쑗
 You’ve made a mistake – my
name is David, not John.
error
something that is wrong, especially a mistake in writing or speaking
There isn’t a single error in the whole document. 
쑗
 The waiter made an
error on the bill.
slip
a small, often careless mistake that isn’t very important
Don’t worry about that. It was just a slip. 
쑗
 He made a few slips in his
calculations.
blunder
a big mistake, often one that causes a lot of embarrassment
A dreadful blunder by the goalkeeper allowed their opponents to score.
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mixture
noun
Synonyms: mixture, blend, combination, compound
mixture
a number of things mixed together
a mixture of flour, fat and water
blend
something, especially a substance, made by mixing different things
together
different blends of coffee
combination
several things joined or considered together
A combination of bad weather and illness made our holiday a disaster.
compound
a chemical made up of two or more elements
Water is a compound of two gases, hydrogen and oxygen.
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