Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

message in a bottle

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English

Syllables: mes-sage in a bot-tle
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A message written on a scrap of paper, rolled up and put in an empty bottle and set adrift on the ocean; traditionally, a method used by castaways to advertise their distress to the outside world.

noun

An analogous message sent off into the world or universe without knowledge of who the recipient will be: plaques on craft launched into outer space, interstellar radio messages, stationary time capsules, balloon mail, and so on.

Example Sentences

"I'll send an SOS to the world / I hope that someone gets my / Message in a bottle"
"'Cause you could be the one that I love, oh, oh, oh / I could be the one that you dream of, of, of / A message in a bottle is all I can do-oo / Standin' here, hopin' it gets to you"

Inflected Forms

messages in a bottle (plural) messages in bottles (plural)

Synonyms

sea-bottle

Questions

What does message in a bottle mean?: A message written on a scrap of paper, rolled up and put in an empty bottle and set adrift on the ocean; traditionally, a method used by castaways to advertise their distress to the outside world.

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