cocktail vs starter

starter vs cocktail

cocktail and starter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cocktail	Yes	No	No	No
starter	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, starter is a hypernym of cocktail; that is, starter is a word with a broader meaning than cocktail:

cocktail: an appetizer served as a first course at a meal
starter: food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)

Other hypernyms of cocktail include appetiser, appetizer.

cocktail (noun)	starter (noun)
a short mixed drink	a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough
an appetizer served as a first course at a meal	a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
	an electric motor for starting an engine
	food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)
	any new participant in some activity
	the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition
	a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning

Difference between cocktail and starter

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