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bottles

/ˈbɒtl̩z/ /ˈbɑtl̩z/

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noun

A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.

Examples :

"Beer is often sold in bottles."

material item utensil drink thing

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noun

The contents of such a container.

Examples :

"I only drank a bottle of beer."

drink utensil item

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A container with a rubber nipple used for giving liquids to infants, a baby bottle.

Examples :

"The baby wants a bottle."

family utensil food drink item

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noun

Nerve, courage.

Examples :

"He was going to ask her out, but he lost his bottle when he saw her."

character mind attitude

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(of a person with a particular hair color) A container of hair dye, hence with one’s hair color produced by dyeing.

Examples :

"Did you know he’s a bottle brunette? His natural hair color is strawberry blonde."

appearance color

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A bundle, especially of hay; something tied in a bundle.

Examples :

"The farmer stacked the bottles of hay neatly in the barn for the winter. "

agriculture item

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noun

Intoxicating liquor; alcohol.

Examples :

"to drown one’s troubles in the bottle"

drink substance

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The tendency of pages printed several on a sheet to rotate slightly when the sheet is folded two or more times.

Examples :

""After folding the sheet multiple times to make the booklet, we noticed slight bottles in the page alignment, making the text look crooked." "

technical writing

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verb

To seal (a liquid) into a bottle for later consumption. Also fig.

Examples :

"This plant bottles vast quantities of spring water every day."

food drink utensil business industry

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verb

To feed (an infant) baby formula.

Examples :

"Maria bottles her baby three times a day because she isn't breastfeeding. "

family food drink human

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verb

To refrain from doing (something) at the last moment because of a sudden loss of courage.

Examples :

"The rider bottled the big jump."

attitude character mind action emotion

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To throw away a leading position.

Examples :

"Liverpool bottled the Premier League."

business sport position achievement

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verb

To strike (someone) with a bottle.

Examples :

"He was bottled at a nightclub and had to have facial surgery."

action weapon police human

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To pelt (a musical act on stage, etc.) with bottles as a sign of disapproval.

Examples :

"Meat Loaf was once bottled at Reading Festival."

entertainment music action culture

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noun

A dwelling; habitation.

Examples :

"The homeless man found solace in abandoned bottles under the bridge. "

property architecture

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A building; house.

Examples :

"The old bottles on campus housed the university's history department. "

building architecture property