| 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] |
| barrel |
a cylindrical vessel with a flat top and bottom, often made of wood staves hooped together and having bulging sides. [1/6 definitions] |
| basal |
at, pertaining to, or comprising the bottom part or support. [1/3 definitions] |
| base1 |
the bottom part of something. [1/7 definitions] |
| bed |
the bottom of a body of water. [1/10 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 horizontal pole that extends and positions the bottom of a sail. [1/5 definitions] |
| bottom |
to provide with a base or bottom. [3/11 definitions] |
| bottomless |
having no bottom. [1/3 definitions] |
| breech |
the bottom or lower part of a pulley. [1/3 definitions] |
| Bunsen burner |
a cylindrical burner, used in laboratories, that has holes at the bottom where air enters, mixes with gas, and produces a hot blue flame. |
| buoy |
a float attached by line to the bottom of a body of water to mark a location. [1/5 definitions] |