bottleful

2.2

An amount of liquid that fills a bottle

noun
/ˈbɑːtəlˌfʊl/

: botella llena

He poured a bottleful of wine into the decanter before dinner.

Examples

I drank a bottleful of water after the run.
The recipe calls for a bottleful of olive oil for the marinade.
After drinking a bottleful of soda, he still felt thirsty.
She filled the glass with a bottleful of juice.
The cook poured a bottleful of olive oil into the frying pan for the recipe.
She filled the flask with a bottleful of refreshing lemonade for the picnic.
After finishing the first bottleful of water, he felt much more hydrated.

Synonyms

glass

vsbottleful

622 1.0

A container used for drinking, often for water or juice

focuses on an amount specific to a sealed narrow-necked drinking container

bottle

vsbottleful

284 1.0

The amount of liquid a bottle can hold

refers to the specific amount that exactly fills that same container

jar

vsbottleful

107 1.0

An amount equal to what a wide glass container holds

is the same idea but for a narrow-necked portable drink container

flask

vsbottleful

15 2.9

The amount of liquid that a narrow bottle holds

uses the same filled-amount idea but for a common drinking bottle form

jug

vsbottleful

14 1.0

An amount of liquid that fills a large container for pouring

applies the same amount concept to a narrower, capped drinking vessel

pocketful

vsbottleful

7 3.0

An amount of something that fills a pocket

is about liquid volume in a sealed drinking vessel rather than pockets

bucketful

vsbottleful

4 1.8

An amount that fills a bucket

is focused on a single portable drink container, not large carrying loads

capful

vsbottleful

2 6.7

A small amount of liquid that fills the lid of a bottle

is a fuller container quantity rather than a tiny dose measure

barrelful

vsbottleful

1 2.8

An amount that fills a large round container used for liquids or food

is a far smaller single container measure suitable for personal use

ladleful

vsbottleful

1 3.3

The amount of food or liquid that a ladle holds

measures a single sealed drink container rather than a scoop serving

bowlful

vsbottleful

1 2.2

An amount of something that fills a bowl

is the same filled-amount idea but for a narrow-necked drinking container

tankful

vsbottleful

1 2.5

The amount of fuel a tank can hold

is a personal-sized liquid amount, not a large industrial capacity

purseful

vsbottleful

Archaic

1 8.9

An amount of small items like coins that fills a small bag

is a liquid measurement for a sealed drinking container, not carrying goods

glassful

vsbottleful

1 1.4

An amount that fills a glass

describes the same volume concept but for a sealed bottle shape

dropperful

vsbottleful

Specialized

1 5.6

A small amount of liquid that fills a dropper once

is a much larger single-container amount meant for drinking or storage

potful

vsbottleful

1 1.9

An amount that fills a pot

measures one sealed drink container rather than a large cooking vessel

shipful

vsbottleful

Archaic

1 8.1

An amount large enough to fill a ship with goods or people

refers to an individual, much smaller sealed drink container amount

jarful

vsbottleful

2.5

An amount that fills a jar

covers the same quantity idea but for the narrower drinking vessel

mugful

vsbottleful

3.8

An amount of liquid that fills a mug

uses the same measure idea but for a closed portable drink container

jugful

vsbottleful

5.2

An amount of liquid that fills a jug

is the corresponding amount but for a smaller, sealed beverage container

pitcherful

vsbottleful

4.4

The amount of liquid that fills a pitcher

is the same quantity idea but for a single sealed drink container

canful

vsbottleful

5.2

The amount that fills a can

is similar but refers to a single sealed drinking container amount

cartonful

vsbottleful

2.4

An amount that fills a carton like a milk box

is the same measurement idea but tied to a small sealed drink vessel

flaskful

vsbottleful

4.1

The amount of liquid that fills a flask

is the same volume notion but for a standard drinking bottle shape

needleful

vsbottleful

7.8

A small amount of liquid that fills a needle for an injection

is a far larger everyday liquid amount for a drinking vessel

syringeful

vsbottleful

8.1

An amount of liquid that fills a syringe

refers to a larger consumer container volume rather than a medical dose

throatful

vsbottleful

8.0

A large mouthful of liquid you can swallow in one gulp

refers to the full volume of a single sealed drink container

caskful

vsbottleful

8.2

The amount of liquid a full barrel or cask holds

is a much smaller single-container amount used for drinks

containerful

vsbottleful

3.7

The amount that fills a container

is the same full-container idea but specifically for a drinking bottle shape

How Much

barrelful

1 2.8

bottleful

2.2

glass

622 1.0

to sip

127 1.0

drop

349 1.0

Surface Forms

bottleful singular

bottlefuls plural

Morphology

bottleful = bottle (transparent) = bottle + ful

A straightforward formation from 'bottle' with the quantity suffix '-ful' meaning 'as much as a bottle holds', which learners can readily infer.

Etymology

Bottleful is simply bottle plus the ending -ful, which means 'full of'. Think of cupful or handful; a bottleful is the amount that fills a bottle, so it means that quantity.