bottle in English: A tall container with a narrow top, used to hold water and other drinks. (noun)

Translation

A tall container with a narrow top, used to hold water and other drinks.

Word origin

From Old French boteille, from Latin butticula, a small cask or vessel.

Origin: Old French
Root: boteille

Grammar

Gender

Pluralbottles

Examples

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"Bottle" is one tall container for drinks.

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"Bottles" is the plural, meaning more than one bottle.

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Here "bottle" is the thing we fill.

Related words

water

The clear liquid that falls as rain and that people and animals drink to live.

drink

To take water or another liquid into your mouth and swallow it.

milk

A white drink that comes from cows, which people drink and use in food.

glass

A cup with no handle, made of a hard, clear material, that you drink from.

fill

To put enough of something into a space so there is no more room.

beer

A cold golden drink with alcohol in it, made from grain and often served in a tall glass.

poison

Something that makes you very ill or kills you if you eat it, drink it or breathe it in.

suck

To pull liquid or air into your mouth without biting or chewing.

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