Dictionary Entry
bottleneck
bottleneck is a 10-letter English word with 4 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: the narrow part of a bottle near the top. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
10 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 22 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
the narrow part of a bottle near the top
- 2noun
a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
Synonyms
- 3verb
become narrow, like a bottleneck
"Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks"
- 4verb
slow down or impede by creating an obstruction
"His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system"
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