Cocktail | Mean of cocktail in English Dictionary

/ˈkɑːkˌteɪl/

• Noun
• an alcoholic drink that is a mixture of one or more liquors and other ingredients (such as fruit juice)
1. We had cocktails before dinner.
2. a cocktail waiter/waitress/bar
3. a cocktail glass
4. A cocktail hour [=an hour when people drink cocktails] preceded the dinner.
• a mixture of different things
1. The disease is being treated with a cocktail of powerful drugs.
2. a dangerous cocktail of chemicals
• a small dish of a particular food that is served usually at the beginning or end of a meal
1. a shrimp cocktail
2. fruit cocktail