Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A bottle made of glass, skin, rubber, or other material, and designed for holding water.

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Examples

  • Were he not so terrible a man, I could sometimes feel sorry for him, as instance three mornings ago, when I went into his stateroom to fill his water-bottle and came unexpectedly upon him.

    Chapter 10 2010

  • The company has ramped-up water-bottle supplies fivefold since the quake—but demand has shot up 30 times, said Yumiko Matsutani, a spokeswoman for Seven & i Holdings Co., operator of 7-Eleven stores and Ito Yokado supermarkets.

    Tokyo Residents Grapple With Shortage of Life's Basics Kenneth Maxwell 2011

  • But when he presented the idea at a meeting, Brin and Page, who had tied water bottles to the venetian blind cords and were playing a game of water-bottle tetherball, nixed the idea.

    In the Plex Steven Levy 2011

  • But when he presented the idea at a meeting, Brin and Page, who had tied water bottles to the venetian blind cords and were playing a game of water-bottle tetherball, nixed the idea.

    In the Plex Steven Levy 2011

  • A hand, clutching a water-bottle, became visible and the ginger beard bent downward to fill the bottle.

    War 2010

  • Never mind that most terrorist plots have been foiled with information rather than water-bottle shakedowns.

    TSA Terrifies, Too Al Lewis 2010

  • He comes to a stream and after a silent and careful wait, carbine on his knee, the bushes on the far side part, twenty feet distant, and a blue-eyed man with several days 'growth of ginger-colored beard fills a water-bottle.

    “I am only a wild girl, and I am afraid of the world....” 2008

  • There was little or no straggling, and being strong, lusty young fellows, and lightly equipped -- they carried only needle-guns, ammunition, a very small knapsack, a water-bottle, and a haversack - they strode by with an elastic step, covering at least three miles an hour.

    She Makes Her Mouth Small & Round & Other Stories 2010

  • I ran with the iPhone tucked into a carrying pouch that came with a water-bottle belt I used on long runs.

    The iCoach: Apps Help Runners Go Farther, Faster 2010

  • But let's face it, in the past 3 playoff series, he''s been thoroughly out-coached by Jacques Martin and Dan Blysma (a first-year coach) and earned a draw against John Torterella, whose water-bottle meltdown kept Torts from a decisive coaching win.

    Five ugly truths about the Caps 2010

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