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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cock•tail1 /ˈkɑkˌteɪl/USA pronunciation n. - Wine[countable] any of various chilled mixed drinks, made up typically of an alcoholic liquor mixed with flavorings.
- Fooda cold mixture of small pieces of food served as an appetizer: [uncountable]He ate shrimp cocktail every chance he had.[countable]He had only fruit cocktail for lunch.
- Drugs a mixture made up of many different ingredients:[countable]a cocktail of jet fuel and kerosene, alcohol and ethanol.
adj. [before a noun] - Clothingstyled for more formal or festive occasions:a cocktail dress.
- Wineused in or suitable for cocktails:a jar of cocktail onions.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cock•tail1 (kok′tāl′),USA pronunciation n. - Wineany of various short mixed drinks, consisting typically of gin, whiskey, rum, vodka, or brandy, with different admixtures, as vermouth, fruit juices, or flavorings, usually chilled and frequently sweetened.
- Fooda portion of food, as seafood served with a sauce, a mixture of fruits, or juice, served as the appetizer course of a meal.
- Drugs[Pharm.]a beverage or solution concocted of various drugs.
- any eclectic mixture or miscellaneous collection.
v.i. - Wineto drink cocktails, esp. at a cocktail party:They cocktailed before going to the theater.
adj. - Clothing(of women's clothing) styled for semiformal wear:a cocktail dress.
- Wineof, pertaining to, used in, or suitable to the serving of cocktails:cocktail onions; cocktail napkins.
- 1800–10, American; origin, originally obscure; none of numerous attempts to explain the origin, originally of this word or its relationship to cocktail2 have won general acceptance
- Dog and Cat Breedsa horse with a docked tail.
- Dog and Cat Breedsa horse that is not a thoroughbred.
- a man of little breeding who passes for a gentleman.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cocktail /ˈkɒkˌteɪl/ n - any mixed drink with a spirit base, usually drunk before meals
- (as modifier): the cocktail hour
- an appetizer of seafood, mixed fruits, etc
- any combination of diverse elements, esp one considered potent
- (modifier) appropriate for formal occasions: a cocktail dress
Etymology: 19th Century: of unknown origin |