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ship in a bottle

/ˌʃɪp ɪn ə ˈbɑtəl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English

Syllables
ship in a bot-tle
IPA
/ˌʃɪp ɪn ə ˈbɑtəl/
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle, usually one with a narrow neck which makes it difficult to see how the ship was put in place.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌʃɪp ɪn ə ˈbɑtəl/
  • British English: /ˌʃɪp ɪn ə ˈbɒtl̩/

Inflected Forms

ships in bottles (plural) ships in a bottle (plural)

Phrases

bottle episode message in a bottle

Frequently Paired Words

bottle episode message in a bottle

Rhymes With

bottle throttle aristotle wattle what'll glottal mottle pottle dottle rottol

Questions

How do you pronounce ship in a bottle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʃɪp ɪn ə ˈbɑtəl/.
What does ship in a bottle mean?
An ornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle, usually one with a narrow neck which makes it difficult to see how the ship was put in place.

How to pronounce ship in a bottle

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