bottle opener
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈbɑtəl ˈoʊpənər/
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abrebotellas
- He used a bottle opener to uncork the wine bottle.
- bottle opener and screwdriver
- bottle opener or corkscrew
- bottle opener and a knife
I have salads and they made bottle openers.
- I have salads and they made bottle openers.
Examples
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Do you have a bottle opener?
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He came back with a new bottle of liquor and a bottle opener.
Fiction book (2001) -
I have no idea where the bottle opener is.
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* Do you guys have a bottle opener?
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Nick, the bottle opener is in here.
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I forgot my bottle opener upstairs.
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Can you just grab a bottle opener from that closet right there?
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Hey, Katie, where's the bottle opener?
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Need a bottle opener?
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It's a bottle opener.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
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1.3
A tool used to take the cap or lid off things like bottles
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3.0
A tool that pulls corks from bottles
A tool for pulling a cork out of a bottle
A small tool for removing metal caps from bottles
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a device used to remove caps or corks from bottles' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'bottle' (a container) with 'opener' (a tool for opening). This noun-noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic composition pattern and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Bottle opener names a small tool that 'opens' a bottle. Picture a metal tool that lifts off a cap or pulls a cork. That's why it means 'to remove caps or corks from bottles'.