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bottom

118 1.0
The soft part of the body that you sit on
  • noun
  • /ˈbɑːtəm/
  • Informal
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  • After sitting for hours, my bottom felt sore from the hard chair.

Examples

  • What's that at the bottom of your back?

  • Yeah, mine feels as soft as a baby's bottom, moisturised.

  • Please wipe my little bottom for me.

  • My skin wakes up like a baby's bottom and it is like such.

  • The cups are numbered on their bottoms 1 through 8 (1 through 5 for beginners).

    Academic text (2011)
  • The child played on the grass, giggling as she fell and landed on her bottom.

  • He slipped and fell, landing squarely on his bottom with a loud thud.

Synonyms

ass
vsbottom
  • Offensive
5.7

The fleshy part of your body that you sit on

is the neutral, more polite term used in formal contexts
butt
vsbottom
  • Informal
1.6

The fleshy part of the body that you sit on

is the neutral everyday name rather than slangy or crude
tail
vsbottom
  • Slang
81 7.9

The part of the body you sit on

is used more commonly without the playful animal sense
arse
vsbottom
  • Offensive
77 9.6

The rude word for the part of the body you sit on

is the polite common word rather than crude regional slang
buttock
vsbottom
71 2.1

One of the two round soft parts at the back of the hips

refers more often to the whole pair rather than one side
bum
vsbottom
  • UK
55 7.5

The part of the body you sit on

is more widely neutral across different dialects and registers
rear
vsbottom
  • Informal
41 2.0

The part of the body you sit on

is the everyday simple term not marked as formal or slang
backside
vsbottom
  • Informal
38 1.3

The part of the body that you sit on

is the common informal name used in ordinary talk
rear end
vsbottom
  • Informal
25 2.0

The soft part of the body you sit on

is a shorter single word alternative without the phrase feel
behind
vsbottom
  • Informal
23 2.5

The soft part of your body that you sit on

is a neutral label used in many contexts without slang tone
fanny
vsbottom
  • Informal
23 7.5

An informal American word for the soft part of your body that you sit on

is a neutral single word not marked by regional usage
rump
vsbottom
  • Informal
19 2.8

The soft part at the back of your hips that you sit on

is a current common word rather than old style usage
tush
vsbottom
  • Informal
17 8.2

The soft part of the body that you sit on

is the standard neutral name rather than playful or childish
stern
vsbottom
  • Archaic
12 6.8

The part of the body you sit on

is the familiar everyday term rather than rare usage
keister
vsbottom
  • Slang
12 9.5

The soft part of the body you sit on

is the neutral term used across wider English varieties
derriere
vsbottom
11 8.1

The soft part of the body you sit on

is a simpler common word without the polite foreign tone
posterior
vsbottom
  • Specialized
7 4.9

The fleshy part of the body that you sit on

is the plain nontechnical term used in daily speech
buns
vsbottom
  • Slang
3 8.8

A slang word for the part of the body you sit on

is a general neutral name rather than slangy playful talk
hind end
vsbottom
  • Informal
2 3.2

The part at the back of the body that you sit on

is a shorter single term without the phrase feel
tooshie
vsbottom
  • Baby Talk
1 9.4

The part of the body you sit on

is the adult everyday term rather than a childish form
popo
vsbottom
  • Baby Talk
1 9.9

A child's word for the bottom

is the ordinary spoken term used by adults
prat
vsbottom
  • Slang
1 9.1

The soft part of the body you sit on

is the standard neutral word used across registers
buttocks
vsbottom
1.6

Two rounded soft parts at the back of the human body that you sit on

is the more casual single word most people use
nates
vsbottom
  • Specialized
9.9

The two soft parts at the back of your hips that you sit on

is the common lay term rather than a medical label
hindquarters
vsbottom
  • Specialized
6.6

The rear part of an animal or person's body with hips and thighs

is more specific to just the sitting flesh rather than larger area
fundament
vsbottom
  • Archaic
9.6

The part of the body you sit on

is the simple everyday word rather than literary or formal

Antonyms

1.0

The upper part of the body that contains the brain, eyes, nose, and mouth and where thoughts happen

top
1.0

The upper part or surface of an object

Idioms

22 4.8

To reach the lowest point in your life before you begin to get better

21 3.2

To do something completely by checking every part

9 6.6

The worst choices left after better ones are gone

To be very sure that something will happen

Use the least good options because nothing better is left

at bottom
  • Formal
3 6.6

Basically what is most true about someone or something

Suddenly become much worse or fail after being stable

A late action that deals with a problem only after it has happened

To risk all your money because you are sure something will happen

Compounds

bottom line
  • Informal
333 3.7

The most important point in a situation

rock bottom
  • Informal
35 4.4

A very low point in life, money, or feelings

bottom line
  • Specialized
26 4.0

The final total showing a company's profit or loss

10 7.4

The last part of the final inning in baseball when the home team bats, a final chance to win

9 6.0

A way that starts with small parts and moves to the whole

7 4.5

At the lowest possible price or level

bottom feeder
  • Offensive
6 7.7

A person who gains from other people's problems by taking advantage of them

An amount of money that is as low as possible

3 7.5

A hidden board in a box or trunk that makes a secret space for hiding things

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

bell-bottom
  • Archaic
2 3.9

Trousers with legs that become wider below the knee

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

The second half of an inning when the home team bats

bottom dog
  • Offensive
1 9.2

A person or group with low rank who usually loses in competition

1 4.6

A fish that lives near the sea floor, like cod or haddock

1 5.8

A cut of beef from the rear leg used for pot roast

An animal, often a fish, that lives on the bottom of rivers or lakes and eats dead plants and animals

1 3.7

Having a level base that is not curved

1 5.6

Having a curved bottom rather than a flat one

bottom fermentation
  • Specialized
6.3

A slow, cold process that makes alcohol in beer where yeast settles to the bottom, used to make lager beers

5.5

A yeast that sinks to the bottom of a beer tank and makes lager beer

A fish that lives on the bottom of a tank or lake and stays still to catch prey

A cheaper model in a product range that has lower quality and is chosen to save money

9.9

Influence from people in a community, sometimes using sexual appeal to sway decisions

bottom quark
  • Specialized
9.9

A very small particle created in particle experiments that is much heavier than an electron

bottom rot
  • Specialized
7.9

A disease caused by a fungus that makes the bottom leaves of plants rot first

bottom rot fungus
  • Specialized
8.7

A fungus that makes the lower parts of lettuce and other plants rot

An animal like a fish that lives and eats on the bottom of a lake, river, or sea

A habit of always expecting the worst in situations

A fish that lives near the bottom of lakes, rivers, or the sea

With a bottom made of copper often used for pans

copper-bottom
  • Specialized
8.5

A sheet of copper fixed to a ship's bottom to stop barnacles and sea life

fidget-bottom
  • Informal
9.9

A person who cannot sit still and often moves or plays with things

A boat with a level hull for shallow, calm water

A container with a level base that stands steadily

Foggy Bottom
  • Literature
8.2

A nickname for the United States government office that deals with other countries

The lowest point something can reach

round-bottom flask
  • Specialized
4.9

A glass container with a round body and a narrow neck used for heating or mixing chemicals

8.1

A very large blue-grey whale that migrates in southern oceans

How Polite

posterior
  • Specialized
22 6.1
derriere
11 8.1
buttocks
1.6
bottom
  • Informal
118 1.0
rear end
  • Informal
25 2.0
butt
  • Informal
1.6
ass
  • Offensive
5.7

Surface Forms

bottom singular
bottoms plural

Etymology

Bottom came to mean the part you sit on because it is the body's lowest part. So bottom now means the fleshy area you sit on.