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- [bloo-bot-l]
- /ˈbluˌbɒt l/
- /ˈbluːˌbɒt.l̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bloo-bot-l]
- /ˈbluˌbɒt l/
Definitions of bluebottle word
- countable noun bluebottle A bluebottle is a large fly with a shiny dark-blue body. 3
- noun bluebottle any of various blue-flowered plants, esp the cornflower 3
- noun bluebottle any of various plants with blue, bottle-shaped flowers, as the cornflower, grape hyacinth, or closed gentian 3
- noun bluebottle any of a genus (Calliphora) of metallic-blue blowflies 3
- noun bluebottle cornflower (def 1). 1
- noun bluebottle a composite plant, Centaurea cyanus, having narrow leaves and blue flower heads. 1
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Origin of bluebottle
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; blue + bottle1
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Parts of speech for Bluebottle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bluebottle popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
bluebottle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with bluebottle
- how long do bluebottle flies live?
- how to treat a bluebottle sting?
- how to get rid of bluebottle flies?
- how long does a bluebottle live?
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