bottle

Narrow-necked vessel

A bottle is a container, typically glass or plastic, with a narrow neck for holding liquids: a bottle of wine, a water bottle.

To bottle something is to put it in bottles: They bottle their own beer.

To bottle up emotions is to suppress them.

In British slang, bottle means courage or nerve: He lost his bottle at the last minute.

To bottle it is to lose nerve and back out.

closure

cork

Tree bark bottle seal

  • capCovering for top
  • lidRemovable container cover
  • stopperClosure for an opening

seal · screw-top · flip-top · twist-off · pump · sprayer · dropper · nozzle · spout · tamper-evident

container

jar

Wide-mouthed storage vessel

  • vialSmall glass liquid holder
  • flaskPortable liquid container
  • jugHandled pouring container

canteen · decanter · carafe · cruet · ampoule · phial · flacon · thermos · growler · carboy

material

glass

Transparent solid from sand

PET · HDPE · borosilicate · polyethylene · silicone · copper · titanium · tempered · translucent · opaque

action

pour

Send liquid streaming out

seal · shake · squeeze · refill · empty · decant · siphon · chill · store · label

baby

nipple

Mammary projection

warmer · burping · weaning · BPA-free · nursing · infant · pacifier

wine

vintage

Quality from past eras

champagne · prosecco · corked · aged · tannins · bouquet · decanting · breathing · label · vineyard

message

castaway

Shipwrecked and stranded person

drift · ocean · shore · rescue · note · scroll · romantic · discovery · beach

size

magnum

1.5-liter wine vessel

liter · fifth · handle · sample · travel-size · single-serve · jumbo · split · standard

drinking

alcoholism

Addiction to drinking

recovery · intoxication · temperance · abstinence · booze · liquor · spirits

Categories
Opposites
container type

bottlejug

Handled pouring container

barrel · cask · carton · can · keg

COURAGE (British slang)

bottlecowardice

Absence of bravery

cowardliness · timidity · spinelessness · cravenness · gutlessness

containment action

bottleunbottle

Release what's contained

release · uncork · let out · express · vent

Phrases
Family

bottled, bottles, bottling, bottleneck, water bottle, unbottled, bottlenecks, bottler, bottlenose

Familiarity
Top 2,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G