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
- The remotest or innermost part of something.
- The fundamental part; a basic aspect.
- (now chiefly US) Low-lying land; a valley or hollow.
- (usually in the plural) Low-lying land near a river with alluvial soil.
- (euphemistic) The buttocks or anus.
- The bed of a body of water.
- 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
- bottoms
- botton
- bottome
- bottoming
- bottomed
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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