bottle
/ˈbɑtəl/ noun A1- A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids. · Beer is often sold in bottles.
- The contents of such a container. · I only drank a bottle of beer.
- A container with a rubber nipple used for giving liquids to infants, a baby bottle. · The baby wants a bottle.
- A container of hair dye, hence with one’s hair color produced by dyeing. · Did you know he’s a bottle brunette? His natural hair color is strawberry blonde.
- Intoxicating liquor; alcohol. · to drown one’s troubles in the bottle· to hit the bottle
Plural bottles
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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“Of course,” replied Danglars; and going quickly to the designated place, they called for a bottle of wine, and two glasses.
I gave her every drop of ipecac in that bottle and when the last dose went down I said to myself--not to Diana or Young Mary Joe, because I didn’t want to worry them any more than they were worried, but I had to say it to myself just to relieve my feelings--‘This is the last lingering hope and I fear, tis a vain one.’ But in about three minutes she coughed up the phlegm and began to get better right away.
“Gertie Pye actually went and put her milk bottle in my place in the brook yesterday.
He went to a cupboard and reaching up to a high shelf took down a square green bottle, the contents of which he poured into a green-gold dish, beautifully carved.
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