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bot·tom

bottom

 
 
pronunciation:
ba tm
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, adjective
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: the lowest or deepest point of something.
leaves in the bottom of my teacup
synonyms:
base, foot, rock bottom
antonyms:
apex, height, summit, top
similar words:
belly, depth, floor, foundation, nadir, root
definition 2: the underlying area; underside.
synonyms:
base, bedrock, underneath, underside, undersurface
antonyms:
top
similar words:
bed, belly, bowel, depth, foundation, root, sole, underbelly, underpart
definition 3: the source; essence.
Let's get to the bottom of the problem.
synonyms:
basis, bedrock, core, essentials, fundamentals, marrow, root
similar words:
base, essence, ground, heart, origin, pith, rudiments, seat, source
definition 4: the solid part under a body of water.
the bottom of the lake
synonyms:
bed, floor
similar words:
channel, Davy Jones's locker, depths, substratum
definition 5: the buttocks.
synonyms:
behind, buttocks, derrière, rear, rump, seat
similar words:
butt, fundament, gluteus, haunches, nates, posterior
definition 6: the position of least worth or value.
life at the bottom
synonyms:
nadir, rock bottom
antonyms:
top
similar words:
depth, underbelly, underside, zero
definition 7: (pl.) pajama trousers.
similar words:
pants, trousers
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part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: bottoms, bottoming, bottomed
definition: to provide with a base or bottom.
synonyms:
base, underlay
similar words:
floor, found, root, seat, underlie
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition: to settle or rest on the bottom.
synonyms:
settle
similar words:
founder, rest, sink, submerge
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part of speech: adjective
definition 1: of or pertaining to the bottom.
synonyms:
lowermost, nether, nethermost, rock-bottom, underneath
antonyms:
top
similar words:
basic, footed, ground, rooted, undermost
definition 2: fundamental or basic.
synonyms:
basic, essential, fundamental, primary, radical, underlying
similar words:
elementary, rudimentary
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