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The correct spelling is bottles.
How to pronounce bottles
noun
IPA: /ˈbɒtl̩z/
Say it like: Bot-tle-s
The correct spelling is bottles. A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids. For example: "Beer is often sold in bottles."
Usage Examples
“Beer is often sold in bottles.”
“I only drank a bottle of beer.”
“The baby wants a bottle.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.
- 2.The contents of such a container.
- 3.A container with a rubber nipple used for giving liquids to infants, a baby bottle.
- 4.Nerve, courage.
- 5.(of a person with a particular hair color) A container of hair dye, hence with one’s hair color produced by dyeing.
verb
- 1.To seal (a liquid) into a bottle for later consumption. Also fig.
- 2.To feed (an infant) baby formula.
- 3.To refrain from doing (something) at the last moment because of a sudden loss of courage.
- 4.To throw away a leading position.
- 5.To strike (someone) with a bottle.
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