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bottom

bot·tom
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bot-uh m]
    • /ˈbɒt əm/
    • /ˈbɒtəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bot-uh m]
    • /ˈbɒt əm/

Definitions of bottom word

  • countable noun bottom The bottom of something is the lowest or deepest part of it. 3
  • adjective bottom The bottom thing or layer in a series of things or layers is the lowest one. 3
  • countable noun bottom The bottom of an object is the flat surface at its lowest point. You can also refer to the inside or outside of this surface as the bottom. 3
  • singular noun bottom If you say that the bottom has dropped or fallen out of a market or industry, you mean that people have stopped buying the products it sells. 3
  • singular noun bottom The bottom of a street or garden is the end farthest away from you or from your house. 3
  • singular noun bottom The bottom of a table is the end farthest away from where you are sitting. The bottom of a bed is the end where you usually rest your feet. 3

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Origin of bottom

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English botme, Old English botm; akin to Old Norse botn, Dutch bodem, German Boden, Latin fundus, Greek pythmḗn, Sanskrit budhná

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Bottom

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bottom popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

bottom usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bottom

adj bottom

  • last — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
  • radical — of or going to the root or origin; fundamental: a radical difference.
  • basement — The basement of a building is a floor built partly or completely below ground level.
  • primary — first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.
  • underlying — lying or situated beneath, as a substratum.

noun bottom

  • floor — that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
  • bed — A BEd is a degree which usually takes four years to complete and which qualifies someone to teach in a school. BEd is an abbreviation for 'Bachelor of Education.' Compare PGCE.
  • seat — something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
  • belly — The belly of a person or animal is their stomach or abdomen. In British English, this is an informal or literary use.
  • underside — an under or lower side.

Antonyms for bottom

adj bottom

  • nonessential — not essential; not necessary: Nonessential use of gasoline was forbidden during the war.
  • highest — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
  • top — Technical/Office Protocol
  • unnecessary — not necessary or essential; needless; unessential.
  • secondary — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.

noun bottom

  • outside — the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.
  • ceiling — A ceiling is the horizontal surface that forms the top part or roof inside a room.
  • outcome — a final product or end result; consequence; issue.
  • result — to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
  • consequence — The consequences of something are the results or effects of it.

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