ampulla — meaning in English

English meaning

• bombast noun Cotton, or cotton wool.
• bottle noun A container, usually glass or plastic, with a narrow neck, used for holding liquids.
• flask noun A narrow-necked container, usually of metal or glass, used to hold and carry liquids.

Senses

ampulla is used for these senses in English:

• bombast (figurative) High-sounding words; language above the dignity of the occasion; a pompous or ostentatious manner of writing or speaking.
• bottle The contents of such a container.
• flask A container used to discreetly carry a small amount of a hard alcoholic beverage; a pocket flask.

bombast — full definition

1. noun Cotton, or cotton wool.
2. noun Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing, padding.
3. noun High-sounding words; language above the dignity of the occasion; a pompous or ostentatious manner of writing or speaking.

bottle — full definition

1. noun A container, usually glass or plastic, with a narrow neck, used for holding liquids.
2. noun A container with a nipple used to feed liquid, especially milk or formula, to a baby.
3. noun (British, informal) Nerve or courage.
4. verb To put a liquid into bottles for storage or sale.
5. verb To hold back or suppress feelings instead of expressing them, especially in "bottle up."

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