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bottles

Syllables: bot·tlesUK/ˈbɒtl̩z/US/ˈbɑtl̩z/

bottles is the plural of bottle.

bottles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bottle.

Meaning of bottle

Noun

bottle (plural bottles)

  1. A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.
    • Beer is often sold in bottles.
  2. The contents of such a container.
    • I only drank a bottle of beer.
  3. A container with a rubber nipple used for giving liquids to infants, a baby bottle.
    • The baby wants a bottle.
  4. (UK, informal) (originally bottle and glass as rhyming slang for "arse") Nerve, courage.
    • You don’t have the bottle to do that!
    Synonyms:
    balls, courage, guts, nerve, pluck
  5. (attributive) 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.
  6. (figuratively) Intoxicating liquor; alcohol.
    • to drown one’s troubles in the bottle

See all 16 meanings of bottle

Phrases with bottles

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Questions about bottles

What is bottles the plural of?
Bottles is the plural of bottle.
How do you pronounce bottles?
Bottles is pronounced /ˈbɑtl̩z/ (US).

Words near bottles in the dictionary

  1. bottlenosed dolphin
  2. bottlenosed dolphins
  3. bottlenoses
  4. bottler
  5. bottlers
  6. bottles
  7. bottles away
  8. bottles down
  9. bottles it
  10. bottles of wine
  11. bottles off

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