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cocktail

Definition

  • noun: an alcoholic drink that is a mixture of one or more liquors and other ingredients (such as fruit juice)
  • noun: an iced drink of wine or distilled liquor mixed with flavoring ingredients
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: coward, mixed drink

Examples

  • A 'cocktail hour' [=an hour when people drink cocktails] preceded the dinner.

  • The disease is being treated with a 'cocktail of' powerful drugs.

  • a dangerous 'cocktail of' chemicals

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Movie quotes

  • (..) I'd never get out of the office. But she's been suffering from an illness. Depression. Depression is just self-pity mixed with laziness. A really trendy cocktail at the moment. Maybe I could take on her shifts? Until she's back on her feet. Well, it's not quite that simple. People can't just wander (..)
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