bottle vs decanter

decanter vs bottle

bottle and decanter both are nouns.

bottle is a verb but decanter is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bottle	Yes	No	Yes	No
decanter	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, decanter is a hyponym of bottle; that is, decanter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bottle:

bottle: a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
decanter: a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water

Other hyponyms of bottle include beer bottle, carafe, carboy, catsup bottle, ketchup bottle, crewet, cruet, demijohn, flask, calabash, gourd, ink bottle, inkpot, jug, ampoule, ampul, ampule, phial, vial, pill bottle, pop bottle, soda bottle, smelling bottle, specimen bottle, water bottle, whiskey bottle, wine bottle, gas-washing bottle, gas washing bottle.

bottle (noun)	decanter (noun)
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped	a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water
a vessel fitted with a flexible teat and filled with milk or formula; used as a substitute for breast feeding infants and very young children
the quantity contained in a bottle

bottle (verb)	decanter (verb)
put into bottles
store (liquids or gases) in bottles

Difference between bottle and decanter

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