cocktail
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cocktails
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cocktails
Britannica Dictionary definition of COCKTAIL
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an alcoholic drink that is a mixture of one or more liquors and other ingredients (such as fruit juice)
— often used before another noun
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We had cocktails before dinner.
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a cocktail waiter/waitress/bar
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a cocktail glass
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A cocktail hour [=an hour when people drink cocktails] preceded the dinner.
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a mixture of different things
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see also molotov cocktail
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The disease is being treated with a cocktail of powerful drugs.
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a dangerous cocktail of chemicals
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a small dish of a particular food that is served usually at the beginning or end of a meal
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a shrimp cocktail
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fruit cocktail
