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   bottom

   /ˈbɒtəm/

   noun

   • 1. the lowest point or part of something: "the bottom of the page" Similar footlowest partlowest pointbaseextremityfoundationbasissupportsubstructuresubstratumgroundworkunderpinningOpposite top
   • ▪ the ground under a sea, river, or lake: "the liner plunged to the bottom of the sea" Similar floorbedgrounddepthsOpposite surface
   • ▪ the lowest surface on the inside of a container: "place the fruit on the bottom of the dish"
   • ▪ the furthest part or point of something: British "the shed at the bottom of the garden" Similar the furthest partthe farthest pointthe far endthe extremityOpposite top
   • ▪ the lowest position in a competition or ranking: "he started at the bottom and now has his own business" Similar lowest levellowest positionleast important partleast successful partleast honourable partOpposite top
   • ▪ the lower half of a specified two-piece garment: "a pair of pyjama bottoms"
   • ▪ another term for bottomland
   • ▪ the keel or hull of a ship: "the double bottoms of the ship"
   • ▪ a ship, especially considered as a unit of transport capacity. archaic
   • 2. a person's buttocks: "he climbs the side of the gorge, scratching his bottom unselfconsciously" Similar rearrumprear endbacksideseatbuttockscheekshindquartershaunchesderrièreSitzfleischtechnical:natesinformal:behindsit-uponsternBTMtochusrusty dustybumbottypratjacksiebahookiebuttfannytushtushietailduffbunsbootycabooseheiniepatootiekeistertuchisbazoobippybattyrasshumorous:fundamentposteriorvulgar slang:arseclungeassarchaic:breech
   • 3. stamina or strength of character: archaic "whatever his faults, he possesses that old-fashioned quality—bottom"
   • 4. a man who takes the passive role in anal intercourse with another man. informal

   adjective

   • 1. in the lowest position: "the books on the bottom shelf"
   • ▪ (of a place) in the furthest position away in a downhill direction: "the bottom field"
   • ▪ in the lowest or last position in a competition or ranking: "I was put in the bottom class"
   • 2. denoting a flavour (variety) of unstable quark having an electric charge of -1/3. Bottom quarks have similar properties to down quarks and strange quarks, but are distinguished from them by having a larger mass.

   verb

   • 1. (of a situation) reach the lowest point before stabilizing or improving: "encouraging signs suggested the recession was bottoming out"
   • 2. (of a ship) reach or touch the ground under the sea: "nuclear submarines cannot bottom"
   • ▪ excavate (a hole or mine) to the level of a mineral-bearing stratum: Australian, New Zealand "scores of abandoned claims have never been properly bottomed, according to the old prospectors"
   • ▪ find gold or other minerals while mining: Australian, New Zealand "he's bottomed on opal there"
   • ▪ find the extent or real nature of: archaic "he had bottomed the whole inquiry"

   Word Origin Old Englishbotm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bodem ‘bottom, ground’ and German Boden ‘ground, earth’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   The bottom of something is its underside, or lowest point. You might practice swimming by diving to the bottom of a swimming pool to retrieve pennies. When you're hungry, you'll eat to the bottom of your ice cream bowl, and if you're looking for your car keys, you may need to dig to the very bottom of your tote bag.

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   The bottom of an object is the flat surface at its lowest point. You can also refer to the inside or outside of this surface as the bottom . Spread the onion slices on the bottom of the dish.