Added 9 October 2026
bottle
/ˈbɒtəl/ noun
In Latin: ampulla, lagēna Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about bottle at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.
Beer is often sold in bottles.
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The contents of such a container.
I only drank a bottle of beer.
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A container with a rubber nipple used for giving liquids to infants, a baby bottle.
The baby wants a bottle.
verb
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To seal (a liquid) into a bottle for later consumption. Also fig.
This plant bottles vast quantities of spring water every day.
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To feed (an infant) baby formula.
Because of complications she can't breast feed her baby and so she bottles him.
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To refrain from doing (something) at the last moment because of a sudden loss of courage.
The rider bottled the big jump.
noun
- A dwelling; habitation.
- A building; house.
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Origin
From Middle English botel (“bottle, flask, wineskin”), from Old French boteille, from Late Latin butticula, diminutive of buttis (“cask”). Doublet of botija. Displaced native pinne and non-native Old English ampella. Partially displaced Old English flasce.
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