Englishfor English speakers
standard
Adjective
—
If something is standard, it is typical or usual.
The store sells standard American food.
standard
Noun
—
A standard is a quality that is the minimum or usual.
percent correct is the standard for an A at our school.
—
A standard is a military or ceremonial flag carried on a pole or hoisted on a rope.
bottle
Noun
—
A bottle is a container, usually made of glass that holds liquid and has a cap or stopper.
He drank cold water from a plastic bottle.
She brought two bottles of wine to the party.
We collected the empty beer bottles and took them back to the shop.
I filled up the bottle with water.
She cracked open four bottles and poured glasses for each of them.
The floor under the Rock was covered with trash: broken bottles, food wrappers, and ripped clothing.
The bottle had a long, thin neck.
bottle
Verb
—
If you bottle your feelings up, you keep them inside and don't let them show.
You can tell he is still angry, but he's keeping it bottled up.
—
If you bottle somebody or something up, you keep them in a very small space, often under pressure.
We were bottled up in that plane for 32 hours.
—
If you bottle something, you put it in a bottle.
This plant bottles a lot of spring water every day.