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| flask |
a rounded or cone-shaped bottle with a narrow neck that sometimes widens at the top, often with a fitted top or stopper. [2 definitions] |
| heeltap |
a small amount of liquor left in a glass or bottle. |
| Indian club |
a wood or metal club with a long neck, like a bottle, used for hand and arm exercises. |
| jeroboam |
a large wine bottle that holds about four fifths of a gallon or about three liters. |
| magnum |
a wine or spirit bottle holding 1.5 liters, or about fifty ounces. [1/3 definitions] |
| Molotov cocktail |
a homemade explosive device consisting of a bottle containing a flammable liquid and a rag wick that is ignited, the bottle then being hurled like a grenade. |
| nipple |
something resembling this projection, such as a rubber mouthpiece for a nursing bottle, or a pacifier. [1/3 definitions] |
| rebottle |
combined form of bottle. |
| revenue stamp |
a stamp that indicates a tax has been paid, as on a bottle of liquor. |
| siphon bottle |
a sealed bottle having a tube through the neck that is connected at the top with a valve that controls the flow of the pressurized carbonated water in the bottle. |
| split |
a bottle of a beverage such as wine that is half the usual size. [1/16 definitions] |
| stopple |
a stopper or plug, as for a bottle. [1/2 definitions] |
| tenpin |
one of the large bottle-shaped pins used for bowling. [1/2 definitions] |
| uncork |
to remove the cork from (a wine bottle or the like). [1/2 definitions] |
| unstop |
to take the stopper out of (a bottle or the like). [1/2 definitions] |
| vacuum bottle |
a bottle or flask with a vacuum between its double walls which helps to sustain the original temperature of the contents; thermos. |
| vial |
a small, sometimes stoppered bottle of glass or plastic used for small amounts of liquid medicine, chemicals, perfume, or the like. |
| vinaigrette |
a small bottle or box with a perforated lid for holding smelling salts or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
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