Definition of Cocktail

1. Noun. A short mixed drink.


2. Noun. An appetizer served as a first course at a meal.
Generic synonyms: Appetiser, Appetizer, Starter
Specialized synonyms: Fruit Cocktail, Crab Cocktail, Shrimp Cocktail

Definition of Cocktail

1. n. A beverage made of brandy, whisky, or gin, iced, flavored, and sweetened.

Definition of Cocktail

1. to drink alcoholic beverages [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Cocktail

1. A mixture that includes several ingredients or drugs. Brompton cocktail, a cocktail of morphine and cocaine usually used for analgesia in terminal cancer patients; the formulations vary, but typically it contains 15 mg of morphine hydrochoride and 10 mg of cocaine hydrochloride per 10 ml of the cocktail. Origin: Brompton Chest Hospital, London, England, where developed (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cocktail

cocksiest
cockspur
cockspurs
cockspur hawthorn
cockspur thorn
cocksucker
cocksuckers
cocksure
cocksurely
cocksureness
cocksurenesses
cockswain
cockswains
cocksy
cocktail
cocktail
cocktailed
cocktailing
cocktails
cocktail dress
cocktail lounge
cocktail party
cocktail sauce
cocktail shaker
cocktail table
cockup
cockups
cocky
cocky-leeky
cock of the rock

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