cocktail
IPA: kˈɑkteɪɫ
noun
- A mixed alcoholic beverage.
- (by extension) A mixture of other substances or things.
- A horse, not of pure breed, but having only one eighth or one sixteenth impure blood in its veins.
- (UK, slang, dated) A mean, half-hearted fellow.
- A species of rove beetle, so called from its habit of elevating the tail.
verb
- (transitive) To adulterate (fuel, etc.) by mixing in other substances.
- (transitive) To treat (a person) to cocktails.
adjective
- (obsolete) Ostentatiously lacking in manners.
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Examples of "cocktail" in Sentences
- They were drinking cocktail.
- Certainly cocktails are the order of the day.
- It is the main ingredient in the Moscow Mule cocktail.
- Does anyone know the origin of the name of this cocktail
- Did the short stories have to fit on the cocktail napkins
- He was also the inventor of the Harvey Wallbanger cocktail.
- He is credited with the invention of the Hurricane cocktail.
- Despite the name, the soft drink Vimto is not part of the cocktail.
- The cocktails help illustrate the popularity and notability of the liqueur.
- He manages to get over the bar and Shaun uses the cocktail to ignite the bar.