bottle cap

bot·tle cap

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bot-l kap]
- /ˈbɒt l kæp/
- /ˈbɒtl kæp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bot-l kap]
- /ˈbɒt l kæp/

Definitions of bottle cap words

noun bottle cap a device for closing or sealing a bottle, especially a metal cover with a cork gasket fitting tightly over the mouth of a glass or plastic bottle, held in place by crimping the edge of the cap over the lip or flange of the bottle. 1
noun bottle cap metal, screw-top lid 1
noun bottle cap Any of several designs of closure used to seal bottles. 0

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Origin of bottle cap

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Bottle cap

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bottle cap

bottle cap popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bottle cap usage trend in Literature

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