Definition of "martini" []

• A cocktail made of gin or vodka and dry vermouth. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "If one kind of martini is good, then a few are even better."
• "When those they do refuse are refused simply because they prefer the sharp tang of a dry gin martini over the lukewarm bottled beer from the brewery that owns the bar."
• "A nice martini is bit swankier, a bit more refined, and the type of deal you can take your girl friends and coworkers too."