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. Swerdlowcocktails
noun
as in mixtures
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
- mixtures
- mixes
- blends
- combinations
- alloys
- amalgams
- amalgamations
- fusions
- compounds
- emulsions
- composites
- syntheses
- assortments
- admixtures
- conflations
- intermixtures
- varieties
- melds
- medleys
- mergers
- homogenizations
- mélanges
- integrations
- incorporations
- hashes
- potpourris
- mishmashes
- absorptions
- composts
- commixtures
- hodgepodges
- mergences
- coalescences
- coalitions
- aggregations
- interfusions
- half-and-halfs
- concretions
- patchworks
- accumulations
- motleys
- hotchpotches
- immixtures
- conglomerations
- jumbles
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- elements
- components
- ingredients
- constituents