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| abyss |
a vast pit, too deep to be measured. |
| anchor |
a heavy device, connected by a cable to a boat or ship, that is dropped to the bottom of a body of water to restrict the vessel's motion. [1/7 definitions] |
| aweigh |
in nautical terminology, not quite touching the bottom of a body of water (used of an anchor). |
| banner |
a rectangular space that may occupy the top, bottom, or side edge of a webpage and is typically used for announcements and advertisments. [1/6 definitions] |
| barge |
a large, long boat with a flat bottom used for carrying freight. |
| barnacle |
a small sea animal that attaches its shell to rocks, the bottom of ships, docks, and other objects in shallow parts of the ocean. Barnacles float freely in the ocean when they are young. They develop shells with sharp edges as adults. Barnacles are kinds of crustaceans. |
| barrel |
a large round container with a flat top and bottom that is used to keep liquids. Barrels are often made of wood. |
| basal |
at, pertaining to, or comprising the bottom part or support. [1/3 definitions] |
| base1 |
the bottom part of something. [1/6 definitions] |
| beaker |
an open glass container with a flat bottom and a pouring spout. Beakers are used by chemists and other scientists. |
| bed |
the bottom of a body of water. [1/5 definitions] |
| bedding |
something that forms a bottom layer. [1/3 definitions] |
| bedrock |
a bottom layer or foundation; base. [1/3 definitions] |
| benthos |
the bottom layer of a body of water. |
| berm |
a level ledge or strip at the top, bottom, or side of a slope, or along the back of a beach. [1/3 definitions] |
| bikini |
a very brief, two-piece bathing suit for women, or underpants cut like the bottom half of this bathing suit. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. [2/5 definitions] |
| blast furnace |
a large, vertical furnace in which metal, esp. iron, is smelted from ore by means of heat intensified by a blast of air forced in at the bottom. |
| bonefish |
any of several silvery marine fishes, esp. a bottom-feeder living in shallow tropical waters, having a skeleton composed of many small bones. |
| boom2 |
a long pole that stretches the bottom of a boat's sail and holds it in place. [1/2 definitions] |
| bottom |
of or having to do with the bottom. [3/6 definitions] |
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