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bottom

43 1.0
Clothes worn on the lower part of the body, like pants
  • noun
  • /ˈbɑːtəm/
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  • Getting changed out of my tracksuit bottoms and into some jeans.

And then for her bottoms, I got this purple skirt.

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Examples

  • She chose a stylish top to go with her bottoms for the party.

  • Of course I'm wearing bottoms!

  • Cute, cute little top and bottoms, very sweet.

  • I got the guy in the bell-bottoms.

  • And then for her bottoms, I got this purple skirt.

  • So I have changed my pajama bottoms to just plain grey leggings.

  • For the summer, I bought a colorful skirt as one of my favorite bottoms.

  • He prefers comfortable athletic bottoms when going for a run.

Synonyms

skirt
vsbottom
385 1.0

A piece of clothing that hangs from the waist and covers the legs

is a general word for lower body clothes including both split and hanging styles
trousers
vsbottom
110 1.0

Clothes worn on the lower body with separate parts for each leg

is a general term for lower body garments not only this long two-legged type
short pants
vsbottom
5 1.0

Trousers ending above the knee that people wear in warm weather or for sports

refers broadly to any lower body clothing not only these short styles

Antonyms

top
321 1.0

A piece of clothing that covers the upper body

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 Formal

pantsuit
26 3.7
trousers
110 1.0
bottom
43 1.0
jeans
407 1.0
shorts
1 1.0
underwear
507 1.0

Surface Forms

bottom singular
bottoms plural

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.