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The correct spelling is cocktails.

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noun

Say it like: Cok-tay-ls

The correct spelling is cocktails. A mixed alcoholic beverage. For example: "Scientists found a cocktail of pollutants in the river downstream from the chemical factory."

Usage Examples

Scientists found a cocktail of pollutants in the river downstream from the chemical factory.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A mixed alcoholic beverage.
  2. 2.A mixture of other substances or things.
  3. 3.A horse, not of pure breed, but having only one eighth or one sixteenth impure blood in its veins.
  4. 4.A mean, half-hearted fellow; a coward.
  5. 5.A species of rove beetle, so called from its habit of elevating the tail.

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