COCKTAIL


Meaning of COCKTAIL in English

noun

1 mixed alcoholic drink

ADJECTIVE

▪ pre-dinner

▪ afternoon , evening

▪ champagne

▪ house , special

The house ~ is the caipirinha. Cheers!

VERB + COCKTAIL

▪ make , mix

▪ serve

▪ drink , have

▪ sip

COCKTAIL + NOUN

▪ bar , lounge

▪ cabinet , glass , napkin ( AmE ), shaker

▪ list , menu ( esp. AmE )

▪ circuit

a familiar face on the ~ circuit

▪ dress

▪ hour

▪ party , reception

▪ waiter , waitress

2 dish of small pieces of food

ADJECTIVE

▪ prawn ( BrE ), seafood , shrimp ( AmE )

▪ fruit

3 mixture of different things

ADJECTIVE

▪ deadly , lethal

▪ heady , potent , powerful

The show was a heady ~ of jazz and political satire.

▪ drug

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ of

a lethal ~ of vodka and drugs

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