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Traditional English :: bottle
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botle - n. & v. --n. 1 a container, usu. of glass or plastic and with a narrow neck, for storing liquid.
2 the amount that will fill a bottle.
3 a baby's feeding-bottle.
4 = hot-water bottle.
5 a metal cylinder for liquefied gas.
6 Brit. sl. courage, confidence. --v.tr.
1 put into bottles or jars.
2 preserve (fruit etc.) in jars.
3 (foll. by up) a conceal or restrain for a time (esp. a feeling). b keep (an enemy force etc.) contained or entrapped.
4 (as bottled adj.) sl. drunk. bottle bank a place where used bottles may be deposited for recycling. bottle-brush 1 a cylindrical brush for cleaning inside bottles.
2 any of various plants with a flower of this shape. bottle-green a dark shade of green. bottle party a party to which guests bring bottles of drink. bottle tree any of various Australian trees of the genus Brachychiton with a swollen bottle-shaped trunk. hit the bottle sl. drink heavily. on the bottle sl. drinking (alcoholic drink) heavily. bottleful n. (pl. -fuls). [ME f. OF botele, botaille f. med.L butticula dimin. of LL buttis BUTT(4)] |
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Related Words
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antique
bottle
jim
beam
beer
cap
belt
old
holder
manufacturer
jeannie
wine
opener
smile
empty
soul
bottom
lyric
sports
message
tree
feeding
pepsi
invitation
nalgene
wholesale
avent
perfume
label
ship
egyptian
liquor
cork
glass
dream
nose
dolphin
spin
avon
coca
cola
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Most Often Usage
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antique bottle
jim beam bottle
beer bottle
bottle cap belt
old bottle
bottle holder
bottle manufacturer
jeannie bottle
wine bottle opener
smile empty soul bottom of a bottle lyric
sports bottle
message bottle
bottle tree
bottle feeding
pepsi bottle
message in a bottle invitation
nalgene bottle
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