ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Bottom

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈbɒ.təm/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Bottom is a noun meaning The lowest part of anything.

Meaning

The lowest part of anything.

More Meanings

  1. The remotest or innermost part of something.
  2. The fundamental part; a basic aspect.
  3. (now chiefly US) Low-lying land; a valley or hollow.
  4. (usually in the plural) Low-lying land near a river with alluvial soil.
  5. (euphemistic) The buttocks or anus.
  6. The bed of a body of water.
  7. An abyss.

Example Sentences

Near-synonym: fundus (anatomical)
barrels with the bottoms knocked out
I walked to the bottom of the street.
Footers appear at the bottoms of pages.

Word Forms

Synonyms for bottom

Depending on context, synonyms include base, fundus, bottomland, bottomlands, arse, ass.

Antonyms for bottom

Common opposites include top.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ass, bed, backside, underside, undersurface, penetrate.

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