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UK /ˈbɒ.təm/ US /ˈbɑ.təm/

noun 5verb 5adj 2name 1

Collocations

(noun.) lowest part of sth

ADJ

false

The magician's trick box had a false bottom where he hid the rabbit.

VERB + BOTTOM

arrive at, fall to, get to, reach, sink to

After digging for hours, the workers finally arrived at the bottom of the well.

touch

When I jumped into the pool, my feet could barely touch the bottom.

BOTTOM + NOUN

end, half

PREP

along the ~

The hikers walked along the bottom of the river looking for smooth stones.

at the ~

The children found some shells at the bottom of the ocean.

from the ~

The ship's captain heard a loud noise from the bottom of the ocean.

in the ~

I found my keys in the bottom of the kitchen drawer this morning.

on the ~

The children found some old coins on the bottom of the swimming pool.

near/towards the ~

The instructions for assembly are printed in small text towards the bottom of the box.

(noun.) least important position

VERB + BOTTOM

start at, work up from

She began at the bottom of the organization and gradually moved into management positions.

PREP

at the ~, near/towards the ~

The swimming pool gets deeper as you move towards the bottom.

(noun.) part of the body

ADJ

bare

VERB + BOTTOM

smack

(noun.) basic cause of sth/truth about sth

VERB + BOTTOM

be at, lie at

The reason for her anger was at the bottom of their argument all along.

get to

We need to get to the bottom of why the project failed before we move forward.

Definitions

noun

The lowest part of anything.

barrels with the bottoms knocked out

a great ship’s kettle of iron, with the bottom knocked out

The lowest part of anything.

The Red Sox are at the bottom again.

The lowest part of anything.

In Ireland, where 14.5% of the population are jobless, emigration has climbed steadily since 2008, when Lehman Brothers collapsed and the bottom fell out of the Irish housing market. In the 12 months to April this year, 40,200 Irish passport-holders left, up from 27,700 the previous year, according to the central statistics office. Irish nationals were by far the largest constituent group among emigrants, at almost 53%.

The lowest part of anything.

bottom of the ninth, bases loaded, two outs

verb

To furnish (something) with a bottom.

to bottom a chair

To pour spirits into (a glass to be topped up with soda water).

We shall bid that thoughtful waiter place beside him, near and handy, / Large supplies of soda water, tumblers bottomed well with brandy, […]

To wind (like a ball of thread etc.).

As you vnwinde her loue from him, / Lest it should rauel and be good to none, / You must prouide to bottome it on me.

To establish or found (something) on or upon.

But an absurd opinion concerning the king’s hereditary right to the crown does not prejudice one that is rational, and bottomed upon solid principles of law and policy.

those false and deceiving grounds upon which many bottom their eternal state

To lie on the bottom of; to underlie, to lie beneath.

My first night in America was spent in a motel with plywood over its windows, its pool bottomed with garbage sacks.

adj

The lowest or last place or position.

Those files should go on the bottom shelf.

Relating to the genitals.

bottom dysphoria

bottom surgery

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a cargo ship

noun — the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

buttocks
nates
arse
butt
backside
bum
buns
can

noun — the lower side of anything

underside
undersurface

noun — a depression forming the ground under a body of water

noun — low-lying alluvial land near a river

bottomland

verb — come to understand

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

bottom of the ninth

The second part of the ninth and final inning; the end of the game.

Hitting a home run with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth let the home team finish ahead of the visitors.

bottom line

The final balance; the amount of money or profit left after everything has been tallied.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bottom line.

get to the bottom of

To come to understand, discover the truth about, or solve.

I don't know what's going on here, but I'll get to the bottom of it sooner or later.

rock bottom

The very lowest possible level.

Pork belly futures have hit rock bottom.

bottom dollar

The last of one's money; all of one's money.

Example Bank

barrels with the bottoms knocked out

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a great ship’s kettle of iron, with the bottom knocked out

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At the bottom of the staircase I stood and stared at the worn steps, and Ayesha, turning, saw me.

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to bottom a chair

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We shall bid that thoughtful waiter place beside him, near and handy, / Large supplies of soda water, tumblers bottomed well with brandy, […]

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As you vnwinde her loue from him, / Lest it should rauel and be good to none, / You must prouide to bottome it on me.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, bottom is marked as figuratively, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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