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Noun
/ˈkäkˌtāl/,
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cocktails, plural;
  1. An alcoholic drink consisting of a spirit or several spirits mixed with other ingredients, such as fruit juice, lemonade, or cream
    • - cocktail parties
    • - a cocktail bar
  2. A mixture of substances or factors, esp. when dangerous or unpleasant in its effects
    • - financial pressure plus isolation can be a deadly cocktail for some people
    • - a cocktail of drugs that inhibits replication of HIV
  3. A dish consisting of small pieces of seafood or fruits, typically served cold at the beginning of a meal as an hors d'oeuvre
    • - a shrimp cocktail

  1. a short mixed drink
  2. an appetizer served as a first course at a meal
  3. A cocktail is an alcoholic mixed drink that contains two or more ingredients — at least one of the ingredients must be a spirit.
  4. Cocktail is a 2006 Hong Kong film produced and directed by Herman Yau and Long Ching.
  5. Cocktail is the debut album from the Mexican Electro/Pop band Belanova. The album was recorded in Mexico City in 2002 and finally released on February 14th, 2003 without promotion. The album spent its first months on the shelves, but then radio picked up the first single, "Tus Ojos. ...
  6. iTunes LP (referred to in pre-launch press by the code name Cocktail) is a format for interactive album artwork introduced by Apple Inc. on the 9 September 2009. ...
  7. Cocktail is a romantic drama film released by Touchstone Pictures in 1988. It stars Tom Cruise as a talented and ambitious bartender who aspires to working in business and finds love with Elisabeth Shue while working at a bar in Jamaica. The original music score was composed by Maurice Jarre.
  8. (Cocktails (album)) Cocktails is the ninth album from Oakland rapper Too Short. It is certified platinum and features performances by 2Pac, Ant Banks and The Dangerous Crew. DJ Screw used the beat "Cocktales" on Lil Keke's famous freestyle "Pimp Tha Pen".
  9. A mixed alcoholic beverage containing several types of liquor; A mixture of other substances; festive, lively
  10. Any of various alcoholic beverages consisting usually of brandy, whiskey, vodka, or gin combined with fruit juices or other liquors and often served chilled.
  11. To drink a cocktail while dreaming, denotes that you will deceive your friends as to your inclinations and enjoy the companionship of fast men and women while posing as a serious student and staid home lover. For a woman, this dream portends fast living and an ignoring of moral and set rules.
  12. A beverage that combines an alcohol with a mixer.
  13. A proprietary encryption algorithm used by Microsoft to encrypt media data in their DRM systems such as WMDRM and PlayReady. ...
  14. A drink made by combining multiple liquors and mixers.
  15. A drink made up of one or more alcohol types mixed most often with independent flavors such as juices, fruit, spices, dairy, and practically any anything else consumable. Popular examples include: Martini, Bloody Mary, Daiquiri, Margarita just to name a few.
  16. a solution concocted of various ingredients, especially a chemical contaminant or biological agent for use as a weapon; also called "poison gas", and classified under Chemical Warfare (CW) or Chemical Biological Warfare (CBW) agents. ...
  17. a cocktail is a term given when using two or more types of bait on the hook at the same time
  18. A drink consisting of a mixture of other drinks, usually alcohol and a soft drink or juice.
  19. a mixture of chemicals used for scintillation counting.
  20. dates back to colonial America and refer to any mixed drink.
  21. A mix of alcohol and / or liqueurs combined with a mixer (like soda or juice) and often shaken.
  22. Sit-at version of an arcade game. Many games had a cocktail version in addition to an upright version. "My first game was a Space Invaders cocktail." *** Don't confuse sit-IN with sit-AT. *** Popular back in the day at bars since you could put food and drinks on the top.
  23. A type of appetizer generally made of seafood or fruit and often served with a tart ot tangy sauce.
  24. Mixture of two or more alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages in a different ratio.
  25. News and events from the world of showbiz, featuring gossip about the stars, info from the world of television, music and modelling. A look at the local entertainment scene in Cyprus as well as abroad. Hosted by Marcia Thracivoulou.