bottom
- noun
- /ˈbɑːtəm/
- Getting changed out of my tracksuit bottoms and into some jeans.
And then for her bottoms, I got this purple skirt.
- And then for her bottoms, I got this purple skirt.
- So I have tops, bottoms, outerwear, and dresses.
- Now I did get some Cezanne bottoms I think I might have got.
Examples
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She chose a stylish top to go with her bottoms for the party.
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Of course I'm wearing bottoms!
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Cute, cute little top and bottoms, very sweet.
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I got the guy in the bell-bottoms.
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And then for her bottoms, I got this purple skirt.
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So I have changed my pajama bottoms to just plain grey leggings.
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For the summer, I bought a colorful skirt as one of my favorite bottoms.
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He prefers comfortable athletic bottoms when going for a run.
Synonyms
A piece of clothing that hangs from the waist and covers the legs
Clothes worn on the lower body with separate parts for each leg
Trousers ending above the knee that people wear in warm weather or for sports
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To reach the lowest point in your life before you begin to get better
- Informal
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
The last part of the final inning in baseball when the home team bats, a final chance to win
- Offensive
A person who gains from other people's problems by taking advantage of them
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 Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
The clothing sense of bottom comes from the same idea of 'lower part' of the body, so 'bottoms' are clothes worn on your lower body, like pants or skirts. This links the word to the place on the body they cover.