bottle blonde

,bottle 'blonde (also .bottle 'blond) adj. (disapproving) (of hair A %) artificially coloured blonde ^ ft ^ (ft

► .bottle blonde noun

bottle-feed verb [VN, V] to feed a baby with artificial milk from a bottle ffl W) M ^ ^ JL ) —compare

BREASTFEED

.bottle-'green adj. (especially BrE) dark green in colour ¥% & (ft : a bottle-green coat — fj: (ft A ft

► .bottle 'green noun [U]

bottle-neck /'bntlnek; NAmE 'ba:tl-/ noun 1 a narrow or busy section of road where the traffic often gets slower and stops & m & g ( # 31 & £ M ® H ) 2 anything that delays development or progress, particularly in business or industry ( jt X ik % H

(ft) mm, TO, TO

'bottle-opener noun a small tool for opening bottles with metal tops, for example beer bottles ff M — picture o kitchen

'bottle party noun {BrE) a party to which the people who have been invited are asked to bring a bottle, usually of wine

'bottle store (also 'bottle shop) noun (AustralE, NZE, SAfrE) a shop/store that sells a variety of alcoholic drinks in bottles, cans, etc. to take away ^ M M U ; MM — compare off-licence bot-tom O-w/'bDtam; NAmE 'baitam/ noun, adj., verb mnoun

► LOWEST PART 1® qft 1 [C, usually sing.] ~ (of sth) the lowest

part of sth §|$; ft T : Footnotes are given at the

bottom of each page. iSlif f 0 I waited

for them at the bottom of the hill

0 The book I want is right at the bottom (= of the pile).

) HI. EGB top 2 [C, usually sing.] ~ (of sth) the part of sth that faces downwards and is not usually seen ( §1] f (ft ) ft , IS ffi: The manufacturer’s name is on the bottom of the

plate. o

► OF CONTAINER 3 [C, usually sing.] ~ (of sth) the lowest surface on the inside of a container ( Wf£|*|(ft ) 1®-:

1 found some coins at the bottom of my bag. I^ft^cidft^

► OF RIVER/POOL fnj; 4 [sing.] the ground below the

water in a lake, river, swimming pool, etc. ( $], fnf»

(ft ) ft; zkft: He dived in and hit his head on the bottom. mm7ML A®Jmfto

► END OF STH Mm 5 the ~ (of sth) [sing.] (especially BrE) the part of sth that is furthest from you, your house, etc.

• • JS. A: I went to the school at the bottom of our street.

0 There was a

stream at the bottom of the garden.

/h8lo

► LOWEST POSITION ft ft ft I 6 ~ (of sth) [sing.] the lowest

position in a class, on a list, etc.; a person, team, etc. that is in this position ( IftiL ) ftftftji:;

£ ft 15 (ft A ( fti]IA^ ): a battle between the teams at the bottom of the league 63/lftl&£|H](ft&

M O You have to be prepared to start at the bottom and work your way up. A ft ±₀

0 I was always bottom of the class in math. ?i<;(ft l&'ftft EH3top

► PART OF BODY JH«ft 7 [C] {especially BrE) the part of the body that you sit on ft ft; W 1$ HTH backside,

BEHIND

► CLOTHING AH 8 [C, usually pi.] the lower part of a set of clothes that consists of two pieces i?^|(ftHM g%W ) : a bikini bottom l£|£/g'$c^(ftS})l <> a pair of pyjama/ tracksuit bottoms — ^ St $)$ / is zft $$ — compare top n.{6)

► OF SHIP ft 9 [C] the lower part of a ship that is below

the surface of the water ( WTK) ) IS I®, ft#

0QCI HULL

► -BOTTOMED ft'•■•I® 10 (in adjectives tkjftftWM) having

the type of bottom mentioned ft ft (Kl : a flat-

bottomed boat ftftft

IffiTil at bottom used to say what sb/sth is really like 0tiUtlg; ftl^±; : Their offer to help was at

bottom self-centred. ifljUUIStf:,