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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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   bottom meaning: 1. the lowest part of something: 2. the flat surface on the lowest side of something: 3. the…. Learn more.

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   Bottom definition: the lowest or deepest part of anything, as distinguished from the top. See examples of BOTTOM used in a sentence.

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   bot•tom /ˈbɑtəm/ n. [ countable * usually: the + ~] the lowest or deepest part of anything: the bottom of a page. the under or lower side; underside: the bottom of a keyboard. the ground under a body of water:[ singular* the + ~] found the gangster's body at the bottom of the river. the end farthest from an entrance;

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Clothes bot‧tom1 /ˈbɒtəm $ ˈbɑː-/ S1 W3 noun 1 → the bottom 2 lowest side [ countable usually singular] the flat surface on the lowest side of an object the bottom of something What’s that on the bottom of your shoe? 3 lowest inner part [ countable usually singular] the lowest i...

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbottom adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   Definition of bottom adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   noun. I. The lowest part or surface of something. I.1. Old English–. The lowest part of a material thing; the surface of an object on which it stands or rests; the underside, the base. eOE. Fundum, fætes botm. Cleopatra Glossary in W. G. Stryker, Lat.-Old English Glossary in MS Cotton Cleopatra A.III (Ph.D. diss., Stanford Univ.) (1951) 211. OE.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › bottomBOTTOM - 61 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

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   noun. These are words and phrases related to bottom. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of bottom. Attach the cord to the bottom of the lamp. The mine entrance is at the bottom of the mountain. Synonyms. base. foot. pedestal. foundation. Antonyms. crown. peak. summit. height. acme. apex. cover. lid.