bottom
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈbɑːtəm/
:
fondo
- It will lie at the bottom of the ocean as if wounded.
- top and bottom
- bottom of the lake
- bottom of the ocean
And the text that was used at the bottom was what?
- And the text that was used at the bottom was what?
- from down there in the bottom of our consciousness.
- So these two fans on the bottom here vent air up here.
- On the top is rich bronze and on the bottom is warm tan.
- They have the lace on the bottom and it doesn't.
- I am not going to be the bottom of any chart, OK?
Examples
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His attention is 90 feet down, on the bottom of the South China Sea.
Academic text (2011) -
So let's start at the bottom and work our way up.
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I am from the bottom of the ocean.
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Also, there was a space for student comments at the bottom of the form.
Academic text (2008) -
There was room at the bottom of the survey for additional comments.
Academic text (2012) -
When the sand is on the bottom, it easily sinks.
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Open the Elements of Music folder by clicking Next at the bottom of the screen.
Academic text (2012) -
Listed along the left-hand side, from top to bottom, are sample community college pilot sites.
Academic text (2013) -
And the image at the bottom is Bancroft Ave.
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The treasure lay hidden at the bottom of the cave.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
The flat surface at the bottom of a room, building, or natural area
439
1.0
The lowest part of something on which it stands
204
1.0
The bottom part that supports something, for example an organ or object
128
5.2
The bottom layer of earth or rock that supports a road
27
2.9
The bottom of the sea or ocean with plains, ridges, and trenches
26
2.9
The lower side of something that faces the ground
18
3.0
The ground at the bottom of a river where water flows
14
2.4
The ground at the bottom of the sea where sand and rocks lie
13
2.8
The ground under the sea or ocean
10
2.7
The bottom of the sea or ocean
5
6.1
The bottom surface of an object or animal
4
2.9
The ground at the bottom of a lake
3
2.9
The ground at the lowest part of a river channel where water flows
3
3.7
The lowest part of the sea where sand and mud rest
2
2.5
The floor of the sea where sand, rocks, and animals live
1
3.1
Ground under the water at the lowest part of a lake
1
3.4
The ground at the bottom of a lake under the water or exposed when dry
1
5.1
The lower side of something, like a table or leaf
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
22
4.8
To reach the lowest point in your life before you begin to get better
- Informal
3
7.5
Use the least good options because nothing better is left
- Informal
A late action that deals with a problem only after it has happened
- Informal
To risk all your money because you are sure something will happen
Compounds
- Informal
10
7.4
The last part of the final inning in baseball when the home team bats, a final chance to win
- Offensive
6
7.7
A person who gains from other people's problems by taking advantage of them
1
6.5
An animal, often a fish, that lives on the bottom of rivers or lakes and eats dead plants and animals
- Specialized
A slow, cold process that makes alcohol in beer where yeast settles to the bottom, used to make lager beers
- Specialized
A yeast that sinks to the bottom of a beer tank and makes lager beer
A cheaper model in a product range that has lower quality and is chosen to save money
- NSFW
Influence from people in a community, sometimes using sexual appeal to sway decisions
- Specialized
A very small particle created in particle experiments that is much heavier than an electron
- Specialized
A disease caused by a fungus that makes the bottom leaves of plants rot first
- Specialized
A fungus that makes the lower parts of lettuce and other plants rot
- Specialized
A sheet of copper fixed to a ship's bottom to stop barnacles and sea life
- Literature
A nickname for the United States government office that deals with other countries
- Specialized
A glass container with a round body and a narrow neck used for heating or mixing chemicals
How High
13
2.5
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1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bottom comes from an old English word botm meaning 'lowest part' or 'foundation', like the 'bed' of a lake or sea. So bottom means the lowest surface of something.