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bottle

bottle

1.0
A container with a narrow neck for holding drinks or other liquids
  • noun
  • /ˈbɑːtəl/
translation icon : botella
  • This is my second bottle that I have purchased.
  • water bottle
  • plastic bottle
  • glass bottle

It's a little bit like throwing a bottle into the cosmic ocean.

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Examples

  • There's not enough liquid left in the bottle to have it analyzed by a chemistry lab.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Our team filled all these small bottles this afternoon.

  • Would you fill up a water bottle to save those million people?

  • Go and get the bottle in the cellar, please!

  • Bottle of wine for the gentleman.

  • The secretary enters the office with a bottle of whiskey, a soda siphon, and ice.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Miranda gathered together the small ginger beer bottles and the heavy green wine bottle.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Can you pass me the bottle of water on the table?

  • She bought a glass bottle to store her homemade lemonade.

  • He carefully filled the bottle with olive oil for cooking.

Synonyms

pitcher
vsbottle
65 1.0

A container with a handle and spout for holding and pouring drinks

focuses on compact storage with a narrow neck, not pouring design
vessel
vsbottle
57 3.2

A container that holds liquids like a bowl or cup

is a narrower term focusing on a narrow neck storage form
water bottle
vsbottle
43 1.0

A container for carrying water to drink

is a general narrow neck container for storing any drinks or liquids
jug
vsbottle
41 1.0

A large container with a narrow opening for holding and pouring liquids

is usually smaller and defined by its narrow neck for storage
flask
vsbottle
24 3.7

A narrow-necked bottle used to hold liquids, like in labs or for alcohol

is the neutral storage container rather than a purpose specific type
decanter
vsbottle
8 6.5

A decorative glass bottle with a stopper used to serve wine

is a plain storage container rather than a decorative serving piece
carafe
vsbottle
5 6.1

A glass container for serving water or wine

is mainly for storing drinks with a narrow neck and closure
cruet
vsbottle
1 9.3

A small bottle for oil or vinegar used at the table

is a wider use storage container for drinks, not just table condiments
thermos bottle
vsbottle
1 2.5

A bottle that keeps drinks hot or cold for a long time

serves as a plain storage container without insulated features
drinking vessel
vsbottle
1 2.5

A container like a cup or mug for holding liquids to drink

is a specific narrow neck container mainly for storing liquids
sipper
vsbottle
1 3.2

A small cup with a spout or straw for drinking easily

is a general storage form and does not imply sipping design
vacuum bottle
vsbottle
3.7

A container with two walls and empty space between them that keeps drinks hot or cold

stores liquids but does not focus on temperature control

Idioms

3 9.4

Start drinking a lot of alcohol to cope with problems

3 9.2

A rare success that happens when everything goes right

To try to undo something you cannot change

1 7.5

Someone presents a known idea as if it were new

A fair chance to take part or succeed

To become suddenly too afraid to do something you planned

New ideas put into an old way that do not bring real change

Compounds

A glass container that holds wine for serving or storage

43 1.0

A container for carrying water to drink

22 1.0

A glass or plastic container that holds beer

11 1.0

A glass container for keeping and pouring wine

A tool for taking off caps or corks from bottles

spin the bottle
  • Informal
7 5.0

A party game where people sit in a circle and spin a bottle to kiss the person it points to

6 1.6

A small plastic or glass container that holds pills

6 1.0

A bottle that holds a soft drink like cola

6 2.7

A container filled with hot water to warm a bed or soothe a part of the body

A small bottle that holds ketchup and lets you squeeze it onto food

5 1.7

A glass bottle that holds whiskey for drinking

4 1.0

A bottle used to hold milk for feeding babies

message in a bottle
  • Literature
3 5.9

A note put in a bottle and thrown into the sea to be found later

2 1.1

A bottle that holds fizzy soft drinks like cola

bottle blonde
  • Informal
1 6.5

A person whose hair is dyed or bleached to look blonde rather than naturally blonde

bottle tree
  • Australian
1 8.6

A tree with a thick trunk shaped like a bottle that stores water

1 2.7

A large public container where people put empty glass bottles for recycling

1 5.6

A law that makes people pay a small deposit for drink containers and get it back when they recycle them

A large intelligent sea animal with a rounded forehead and a long beak

magnetic bottle
  • Specialized
1 8.4

A device that uses magnets to hold very hot gas for fusion experiments

1 1.0

A small bottle that holds ink for refilling pens and drawing

A bottle that keeps drinks hot or cold for a long time

bottle capper
  • Specialized
3.9

A tool that puts caps on bottles

Keeping bottles as a hobby to display and enjoy

Collecting used bottles to be recycled or reused

A small plug that closes the top of a bottle, often for wine

A plant from eastern North America with blue or white tube-shaped flowers that stay mostly closed

A climbing plant with hard, bottle-shaped fruit used as food or dried to make containers

8.1

A grass from Europe that spreads easily and is a common weed

A dark green like the color of glass bottles

bottle rat
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who drinks too much at parties and seeks free drinks

A tool for pulling a cork out of a bottle

9.9

A person who asks for and accepts free drinks at bars to get attention

9.9

A wild grass that grows in farm fields and causes problems for crops

Dark green like the glass of a bottle

A whale with a rounded forehead that lives in the North Atlantic

9.9

A hangover after drinking too much beer

catsup bottle
  • Archaic
1.0

A container for holding and pouring ketchup

A small bottle with a soft nipple for giving milk or formula to babies

Klein bottle
  • Specialized
9.9

A surface in math that has only one side and no edge

gas washing bottle
  • Specialized
5.6

A lab bottle that bubbles gas into a liquid

gas-washing bottle
  • Specialized
6.9

A lab bottle that passes gas through a liquid to clean the gas or add gas to the liquid

A bottle with a soft nipple used to feed babies milk or formula

smelling bottle
  • Archaic
8.6

A small bottle with a strong smell that helps wake someone who has fainted

specimen bottle
  • Specialized
4.2

A small bottle for collecting and keeping medical samples like urine

A container with two walls and empty space between them that keeps drinks hot or cold

How Big

barrel
164 1.0
cask
10 6.1
jug
41 1.0
bottle
1.0
vial
101 4.0

Surface Forms

bottle singular
bottles plural

Etymology

Bottle comes from an old Latin word butticula that meant a 'small barrel' or 'cask', so you can picture a little barrel used to hold liquid. That's why a bottle is a narrow-necked container for drinks.