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DictionarybottleLiquid container
noun / verb

bottle

BAH-tuhl/ˈbɑːtl/

A narrow-necked container for keeping liquids.

Water fills the broad body of the narrow-necked glass bottle.

A single upright transparent glass bottle, partly filled with water, with broad shoulders narrowing into a clearly visible slim neck and open mouth.
Etymology
bottleOld Frenchliquid container

Boteille named a vessel for holding liquids, and early English bottles were made of leather. The modern meaning retains the container’s function without restricting its material.

In context

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More examples

  • We bottled the apple juice before storing it.
  • She placed the medicine bottle on a high shelf.
  • He bottles up his frustration instead of discussing it.

Forms

bottle · bottles · bottled · bottling

bottler noun — A person or business filling bottles.