cocktail
[noun]
Synonyms: mixture, blend, combination, mix

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

cock‧tail /ˈkɒkteɪl $ ˈkɑːk-/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Probably from cocktail 'horse with a tail cut short so that it looks like a male chicken's, horse of mixed breed (with such a tail), mixture' (1800-1900)]

1. an alcoholic drink made from a mixture of different drinks

2. seafood/prawn/lobster cocktail small pieces of fish, prawns, or lobster served cold with a sauce and eaten as the first part of a meal

3. fruit cocktail a mixture of small pieces of fruit

4. a mixture of several things which is dangerous, unpleasant, confusing, or exciting
cocktail of
a lethal cocktail of painkillers and whisky
The book contains a powerful cocktail of romance, family crises, and big business.
⇒ Molotov cocktail

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

cocktail
noun
I. mixed alcoholic drink
ADJ. pre-dinner | champagne
VERB + COCKTAIL mix | have, drink | sip
COCKTAIL + NOUN bar, cabinet | circuit a familiar face on the cocktail circuit
dress | hour | lounge | party | shaker | waiter, waitress

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

cocktail
II. dish of small pieces of food
ADJ. prawn, seafood | fruit

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

cocktail
III. mixture of different things
ADJ. deadly, lethal | heady, powerful The show was a heady cocktail of jazz, dance and political satire.
PREP. ~ of a lethal cocktail of drink and drugs

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