Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bot-l-bruhsh]
- /ˈbɒt lˌbrʌʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bot-l-bruhsh]
- /ˈbɒt lˌbrʌʃ/
Definitions of bottlebrush word
- noun bottlebrush a cylindrical brush on a thin shaft, used for cleaning bottles 3
- noun bottlebrush any of various Australian myrtaceous shrubs or trees of the genera Callistemon and Melaleuca, having dense spikes of large red flowers with protruding brushlike stamens 3
- noun bottlebrush any of various similar trees or shrubs 3
- noun bottlebrush any of a genus (Callistemon) of shrubs or trees of the myrtle family, having flowers with conspicuous tufts of red or yellow stamens and cultivated in warm climates 3
- noun bottlebrush any of various trees or shrubs of the myrtle family, especially of the genera Callistemon and Melaleuca, native to Australia and adjacent areas, having spikes of flowers with numerous conspicuous stamens. 1
- noun bottlebrush A cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles. 0
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Origin of bottlebrush
First appearance:
before 1705 One of the 50% oldest English words
1705-15; bottle1 + brush1; so called from the resemblance of the flower spike to a brush used for cleaning bottles, with bristles on all sides of a central stem
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Parts of speech for Bottlebrush
noun
adjective
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preposition
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bottlebrush popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% 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.
bottlebrush usage trend in Literature
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