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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- phrases:
- bottle up
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a container, usu. made of glass and having a slender neck, used mainly for storing or serving liquids.
- synonyms:
- carafe
- similar words:
- cruet, decanter, demijohn, flacon, flagon, flask, jeroboam, jug, magnum, vacuum
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| definition 2: |
the amount such a container will hold.
I used a bottle of wine in this stew.- similar words:
- cup, gallon, glassful, jar, jug, pint, quart
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| definition 3: |
formula or cow's milk fed to infants in place of mother's milk, usu. contained in a bottle fitted with a nipple.
The baby drank his bottle contentedly.- synonyms:
- formula, milk
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| related words: |
canteen, drink, vessel |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
bottles, bottling, bottled |
| definition: |
to place or seal in a bottle.
This factory bottles soda.- similar words:
- brew, can, distill, pasteurize, preserve, process
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| phrase: |
bottle up |
| derivation: |
bottler (n.) |
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