Tonic (Noun)
Meaning 1
A sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics".
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- I stopped at the local deli to grab a tonic to go with my sandwich.
- She preferred a diet tonic to the regular soda at the movies.
- He headed to the store to pick up a case of tonic for the summer BBQ.
- At the restaurant, they served tonic in old-fashioned glass bottles with the flavor label on the side.
- My grandmother still calls all flavored sodas "tonic" even though the rest of the country has stopped using that term.
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Meaning 2
(music) the first note of a diatonic scale.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
Lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
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Meaning 4
A medicine that strengthens and invigorates.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.