cocktail
1 of 3noun (1)
cock·tail ˈkäk-ˌtāl 
1
a
: a usually iced drink of wine or distilled liquor mixed with flavoring ingredients
b
: something resembling or suggesting such a drink as being a mixture of often diverse elements or ingredients
a cocktail of remembered incidents and pure imagination
Charlotte Low
Charlotte Lowa cocktail of herbicides
c
: a mixture of agents usually in solution that is taken or used especially for medical treatment or diagnosis
2
: an appetizer served as a first course at a meal
cocktail
2 of 3adjective
1
: of, relating to, or set aside for cocktails
a cocktail hour
2
: designed for semiformal wear
a cocktail dress
cocktail
3 of 3noun (2)
: a horse with its tail docked
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- admixture
- alloy
- amalgam
- amalgamation
- blend
- combination
- composite
- compound
- conflation
- emulsion
- fusion
- intermixture
- meld
- mix
- mixture
- synthesis
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
probably from cock entry 1 + tail
Noun (2)
cock entry 1 + tail
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Adjective
1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1781, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing cocktail
Medical Definition
cocktail
noun
cock·tail ˈkäk-ˌtāl
: a mixture of agents usually in solution that is taken or used especially for medical treatment or diagnosis
a potent cocktail of antiretroviral drugs Zia Jaffrey
Zia Jaffreychemotherapy cocktails to treat cancer J. L. Swerdlow
J. L. Swerdlowcocktail
noun
as in mix
a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things an autopsy found a lethal cocktail of banned substances in the actor's body Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- mix
- mixture
- blend
- amalgam
- combination
- amalgamation
- alloy
- fusion
- synthesis
- blending
- composite
- emulsion
- compound
- admixture
- assortment
- meld
- intermixture
- mingling
- conflation
- medley
- potpourri
- hash
- mélange
- merger
- intermingling
- absorption
- homogenization
- commingling
- coalescence
- mishmash
- variety
- integration
- interfusion
- patchwork
- aggregation
- incorporation
- coalition
- merging
- compost
- commixture
- hodgepodge
- accumulation
- half-and-half
- concretion
- hotchpotch
- conglomeration
- jumble
- immixture
- mergence
- immingling
- motley
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- component
- element
- ingredient
- constituent