Dictionary.com

hot-water bottle

SEE SYNONYMS FOR hot-water bottle ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a receptacle, now usually made of rubber, designed to be filled with hot water, used for warming a bed or parts of the body

QUIZZES

CAN YOU GUESS THESE WORDS FROM AROUND THE US?

American English is not always as it appears to be ... get to know regional words in this quiz!
Question 1 of 10
A bet is synonymous with a wager, but what does it mean in New York?
Often it means something is impossible.
It’s another way to agree with someone.
It serves as an apology.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby hot-water bottle

hot under the collar, hot up, hot war, hot water, hot-water bag, hot-water bottle, hot well, hot-wire, hot-wire anemometer, hot-work, hot yoga
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example sentences from the Web for hot-water bottle

  • I held my peace at the time, but I asked Cécile a little later to bring me that hot-water-bottle.

    Miss Cayley's Adventures|Grant Allen

  • Hot-water-bottle time had scarcely come yet, but hospitality might refer to it.

    When Ghost Meets Ghost|William Frend De Morgan