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   Bot·tle

   /ˈbädəl/

   

   noun

   • 1. a container, typically made of glass or plastic and with a narrow neck, used for storing drinks or other liquids: "a bottle of soda pop" Similar containerflaskcarafedecanterpitcherflagoncarboydemijohn
   • ▪ the contents of a bottle: "he managed to put away a bottle of wine"
   • ▪ used in reference to heavy drinking: "more women are taking to the bottle"
   • ▪ a bottle fitted with a nipple for giving milk or other drinks to babies and very young children: "a bottle of formula"
   • ▪ a large metal cylinder holding liquefied gas.

   verb

   • 1. place (drinks or other liquids) in bottles or jars: "the wine is then bottled"
   • ▪ store (gas) in a container under pressure: "the company has also gone into bottling natural gas"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French boteille, from medieval Latin butticula, diminutive of late Latin buttis ‘cask, wineskin’ (see butt4).

   Scrabble Points: 8

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