What's the difference between medley and potpourri?

Medley


Definition:

  • (n.) A mixture; a mingled and confused mass of ingredients, usually inharmonious; a jumble; a hodgepodge; -- often used contemptuously.
  • (n.) The confusion of a hand to hand battle; a brisk, hand to hand engagement; a melee.
  • (n.) A composition of passages detached from several different compositions; a potpourri.
  • (n.) A cloth of mixed colors.
  • (a.) Mixed; of mixed material or color.
  • (a.) Mingled; confused.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) These findings serve to further understanding about the psychological dimensions of hostility as measured by the Cook-Medley Ho scale.
  • (2) Hannah Miley and Aimee Willmott also qualified for the final of the women’s individual medley, with James Guy edging into the 400m freestyle final after finishing a modest fifth in his heat and sixth-fastest overall.
  • (3) The heritability of hostility as measured by the Cook and Medley Ho scale was assessed in an adult male sample of 60 monozygotic and 61 dizygotic twin pairs.
  • (4) Click here to watch Thicke clings onto some sense of class by performing a big band version of Blurred Lines, after a medley of Chicago's Does Anybody Really Know What Time it Is?
  • (5) The Cook and Medley (1954) Hostility (Ho) scale has been used in several important studies evaluating potential health consequences of hostility.
  • (6) Thus, it is now possible, as one scans the microscopic field, to look past the static images of red- and blue-stained cells and appreciate a dynamic and detailed medley of molecularly defined events emanating from the eyepiece.
  • (7) As to whom he identifies with most out of the medley of aspiring comics, Birbiglia thinks, then offers a toss up between Jack (Keegan-Michael Key) and Samantha (Gillian Jacobs), the sole couple in the group.
  • (8) After effortlessly overhauling the German Verena Schott in the final length of the women's 200m individual medley in a new world record time, Simmonds will be aiming to make it a hat-trick of gold medals on Tuesday in the 50m freestyle.
  • (9) 's anger self-report scale, and the Cook and Medley hostility scale.
  • (10) The Cook and Medley Hostility (Ho) Scale is an increasingly important measure in studies examining health consequences of hostility.
  • (11) Hannah Miley 200m individual medley, 400m individual medley Another talented young swimmer who made a breakthrough in 2010, when she won the European and Commonwealth 400m individual medley titles.
  • (12) The relationship of Cook Medley hostility scores (Ho) to blood pressure and heart rate reactivity was examined in 56 women and 56 men.
  • (13) In one of Back to the Future 's climactic scenes, Marty McFly takes to the stage at a high-school dance, there to impress a room of 1950s teenagers with a medley of music from the future.
  • (14) We are an amazingly diverse country with more than 22 different languages and five major religions, a loose and sometimes unravelling medley of completely different ethnic groups.
  • (15) Prof Graham Medley, at the University of Warwick, told the Guardian the only way to eradicate TB in cattle would be a return to the strict and effective controls in place 40 years ago.
  • (16) Cook-Medley-defined hostility in particular has been seen as a significant precursor of coronary disease.
  • (17) The rapper had just performed a medley of his singles, while Baron Cohen was airborne to present the award for best male performance to High School Musical star Zac Efron.
  • (18) This study was designed to evaluate relationships among the Jenkins Activity Survey, the Cook-Medley Hostility Scale, and cardiovascular reactivity measured during a semistructured interview in a hospital setting.
  • (19) On the basis of our previous research, a subscale of the Cook-Medley scale was formed.
  • (20) It is about THIS much worse than last year's Pet Shop Boys medley.

Potpourri


Definition:

  • (n.) A medley or mixture.
  • (n.) A ragout composed of different sorts of meats, vegetables, etc., cooked together.
  • (n.) A jar or packet of flower leaves, perfumes, and spices, used to scent a room.
  • (n.) A piece of music made up of different airs strung together; a medley.
  • (n.) A literary production composed of parts brought together without order or bond of connection.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The major topics include the assessment and treatment of occlusal wear, the controversies surrounding treatment position of the mandibular condyles, occlusal considerations in osseointegrated prostheses, the two-way relationship between occlusal factors and temporomandibular disorders, design criteria and longevity studies in resin-bonded, fixed-partial dentures, and a potpourri of articles on other topics of interest.
  • (2) The 18th century minted the magazine, an elegant potpourri of stories and news, instruction and amusement.
  • (3) Perhaps a lovely bowl of potpourri under the nose of the framed Adolf smiling benignly down from the wall.
  • (4) Alongside it is the charming City Bird , a potpourri of a retail store, and its sister store Nest , which together serve as studio, gallery and retail outlet for Detroit-themed goods.
  • (5) In contrast, T-cell ALLs introduce a potpourri of genes into their T cell receptor loci.
  • (6) A potpourri of surgical and prosthodontic complications using the Branemark implant are presented and evaluated.
  • (7) It is labeled as potpourri and marketed as synthetic marijuana, although it has nothing to do with either.
  • (8) "I have to wash before I speak to you because I stink," he continues, his voice a weird transatlantic potpourri of vowels and dropped consonants.
  • (9) The programme, which he presents with Amy Lamé and Baylen Leonard , is a wonderful potpourri of nonsense.
  • (10) In this chapter, I have presented a potpourri of examples of proper clothing to wear during various exercise demands in different environments.
  • (11) Since tracheobronchial secretions are commonly contaminated by microorganisms colonizing the upper airways, routine culture of expectorated sputum, with the inevitable recovery of a potpourri of potential pathogens, can hardly be regarded as a meaningful exercise for the physician.
  • (12) The potpourri of names applied to those specializing in emergency medicine creates an aura of amorphism.
  • (13) This potpourri of fantasy and reality, celebration and satire, is a blast, and a very contemporary one.
  • (14) Despite this recognition, relatively little is known regarding the potpourri of physiological, environmental, structural and mechanical factors potentially associated with a lower aerobic demand of running.
  • (15) The book is a classic Brand potpourri: brilliant and infuriating, part travelogue, memoir, rant, riff, a call to arms and, ultimately, to love.
  • (16) We have reviewed a potpourri of high-tech advances of interest to the hand surgeon: electronically controlled prostheses, functional neuromuscular stimulation, computer graphics, data base computer programs, 3-D imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, and lasers--fields that point toward new directions in medicine, in general, and in our specialty, in particular, as we enter the twenty-first century.
  • (17) The origin of the myth is a green, potpourri-like mixture of herbs and uncured tobacco leaves called ipdambae (잎담배), translated literally as "leaf tobacco".