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   Bot·tom

   /ˈbädəm/

   

   noun

   • 1. the lowest point or part of something: "the bottom of the page" Similar footlowest partlowest pointbaseextremityfoundationbasissupportsubstructuresubstratumgroundworkunderpinningOpposite top
   • ▪ the ground under a sea, river, or lake: "the liner plunged to the bottom of the sea" Similar floorbedgrounddepthsOpposite surface
   • ▪ the lowest surface on the inside of a container: "place the fruit on the bottom of the dish"
   • ▪ the furthest part or point of something: British "the shed at the bottom of the garden" Similar the furthest partthe farthest pointthe far endthe extremityOpposite top
   • ▪ the lowest position in a competition or ranking: "he started at the bottom and now has his own business" Similar lowest levellowest positionleast important partleast successful partleast honorable partOpposite top
   • ▪ the lower half of a two-piece garment: "pajama bottoms"
   • ▪ another term for bottomland
   • ▪ the keel or hull of a ship: "the double bottoms of the ship"
   • ▪ a ship, especially considered as a unit of transport capacity. archaic
   • 2. a person's buttocks: "he climbs the side of the gorge, scratching his bottom unselfconsciously" Similar rearrumprear endbacksideseatbuttockscheekshindquartershaunchesderrièreSitzfleischtechnical:natesinformal:behindsit-uponsternBTMtochusrusty dustybumbottypratjacksiebahookiebuttfannytushtushietailduffbunsbootycabooseheiniepatootiekeistertuchisbazoobippybattyrasshumorous:fundamentposteriorvulgar slang:arseclungeassarchaic:breech
   • 3. stamina or strength of character, especially of a horse: archaic "whatever his faults, he possesses that old-fashioned quality—bottom"
   • 4. a man who takes the passive role in anal intercourse with another man. informal
   • 5. the second half of an inning: "the bottom of the ninth"

   adjective

   • 1. in the lowest position: "the books on the bottom shelf"
   • ▪ in the lowest or last position in a competition or ranking: "households in the bottom income bracket"
   • 2. denoting a flavor (variety) of unstable quark having an electric charge of -1/3. Bottom quarks have similar properties to down quarks and strange quarks, but are distinguished from them by having a larger mass.

   verb

   • 1. (of a performance or situation) reach the lowest point before stabilizing or improving: "interest rates have bottomed out"

   Word Origin Old Englishbotm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bodem ‘bottom, ground’ and German Boden ‘ground, earth’.

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   The bottom of something is its underside, or lowest point. You might practice swimming by diving to the bottom of a swimming pool to retrieve pennies. When you're hungry, you'll eat to the bottom of your ice cream bowl, and if you're looking for your car keys, you may need to dig to the very bottom of your tote bag.

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