Synonyms for
Collins
Definition
a tall iced drink made with liquor, lemon or lime juice, sugar, and soda water
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- mutual collins
- Collins dictionary
- Collins atlas
- Collins book
- Collins law
- Collins agreement
- Collins treaty
Word family
noun collins
Usage note
The word 'collins' is primarily used as a proper noun, referring to a surname or specific products like the Collins Dictionary. Its use as a common noun for 'agreement' or 'harmony' is rare and archaic.
Example sentences
- I ordered a collins with gin.
- A collins is a refreshing drink on a hot day.
- The bartender made me a perfect collins with a cherry on top.
- My mom likes to drink a collins with vodka.
- I learned how to make a collins from my grandpa.
Quotes
The gin and tonic has saved more Englishmen's lives, and minds, than all the doctors in the Empire. - Winston Churchill
I love a good screwdriver; vodka and orange juice - best cure for a hangover. - Tom Kaulitz
A daiquiri is just a shake with rum and sugar. - Ernest Hemingway