bot|tle

Look at other dictionaries:

• bot|tle-feed — «BOT uhl FEED», transitive verb, fed«fehd», feed|ing. to feed (a baby or young animal) with a bottle …   Useful english dictionary

• bot|tle-nosed dolphin — «BOT uhl NOHZD», = bottlenose. (Cf. ↑bottlenose) …   Useful english dictionary

• bot|tle-wash|er — «BOT uhl WOSH uhr, WSH », noun. Informal. a general caretaker; factotum: »Marcovic had been the bodyguard, bottle washer, and friend of film star Alain Delon (London Times) …   Useful english dictionary

• bot|tle|brush — «BOT uhl BRUHSH», noun. any one of various plants, such as the mare s tail or certain horsetails, which look like thin brushes …   Useful english dictionary

• bot|tle|ful — «BOT uhl ful», noun, plural fuls. as much as a bottle will hold …   Useful english dictionary

• bot|tle|head — «BOT uhl HEHD», noun. = bottle nosed whale. (Cf. ↑bottle nosed whale) …   Useful english dictionary

• bot|tle|neck — «BOT uhl NEHK», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. the neck of a bottle. 2. a narrow passageway or street. 3. a person, thing, or condition that hinders progress; check. 4. any situation in which progress is hindered: »Heavy traffic caused a… …   Useful english dictionary

• bot|tle|nose — «BOT uhl NOHZ», noun. a dolphin or whale with a bottle shaped nose …   Useful english dictionary

• blue|bot|tle — «BLOO BOT uhl», noun. 1. a) a large blowfly that has a blue or green abdomen and a hairy body. b) any one of various similar flies. 2. the bachelor s button. 3. any one of certain other blue flowered plants, such as various campanulas and squills …   Useful english dictionary

• green|bot|tle — «GREEN BOT uhl», noun, or greenbottle fly, 1. a blowfly having a lustrous green body. 2. any one of various allied or similar flies …   Useful english dictionary