Thermos vs. Bottle

Thermos vs. Bottle — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Thermos and Bottle

Thermosnoun

A bottle, flask or similar vessel having a vacuum between its inner and outer silvered walls; designed to maintain the temperature of its contents

Bottlenoun

A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.

Beer is often sold in bottles.

Thermosnoun

vacuum flask that preserves temperature of hot or cold drinks

Bottlenoun

The contents of such a container.

I only drank a bottle of beer.

Bottlenoun

A container with a rubber nipple used for giving liquids to infants, a baby bottle.

The baby wants a bottle.

Bottlenoun

Nerve, courage.

You don’t have the bottle to do that!He was going to ask her out, but he lost his bottle when he saw her.
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Bottlenoun

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.

Bottlenoun

(obsolete) A bundle, especially of hay; something tied in a bundle.

Bottlenoun

(figurative) Intoxicating liquor; alcohol.

to drown one’s troubles in the bottleto hit the bottleTracy Chapman, “Fast Car” (song): See, my old man’s got a problem. He liveSIC with the bottle; that’s the way it is.

Bottlenoun

(printing) the tendency of pages printed several on a sheet to rotate slightly when the sheet is folded two or more times.

Bottlenoun

A dwelling; habitation.

Bottlenoun

A building; house.

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Bottleverb

(transitive) To seal (a liquid) into a bottle for later consumption. Also fig.

This plant bottles vast quantities of spring water every day.

Bottleverb

To feed (an infant) baby formula.

Because of complications she can't breast feed her baby and so she bottles him.

Bottleverb

To refrain from doing (something) at the last moment because of a sudden loss of courage.

The rider bottled the big jump.

Bottleverb

To strike (someone) with a bottle.

He was bottled at a nightclub and had to have facial surgery.

Bottleverb

To pelt (a musical act on stage, etc.) with bottles as a sign of disapproval.

Meat Loaf was once bottled at Reading Festival.

Bottlenoun

glass or plastic vessel; cylindrical with a narrow neck; no handle

Bottlenoun

the quantity contained in a bottle

Bottleverb

store (liquids or gases) in bottles

Bottleverb

put into bottles;

bottle the mineral water