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- [bot-uh m]
- /ˈbɒt əm/
- /ˈbɒ.təm.ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bot-uh m]
- /ˈbɒt əm/
Definitions of bottoming word
- noun bottoming the lowest level of foundation material for a road or other structure 3
- noun bottoming the lowest or deepest part of anything, as distinguished from the top: the bottom of a hill; the bottom of a page. Synonyms: base, foot, pedestal. 1
- noun bottoming the under or lower side; underside: the bottom of a typewriter. 1
- noun bottoming the ground under any body of water: the bottom of the sea. 1
- noun bottoming Usually, bottoms. Also called bottom land. Physical Geography. low alluvial land next to a river. 1
- noun bottoming Nautical. the part of a hull between the bilges, including the keel. the part of a hull that is immersed at all times. the cargo space in a vessel. a cargo vessel. 1
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Origin of bottoming
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
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Parts of speech for Bottoming
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bottoming 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.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
bottoming usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bottoming
verb bottoming
- hinge on — a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- bottom — The bottom of something is the lowest or deepest part of it.
- hang — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- rest — a support for a lance; lance rest.
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
Antonyms for bottoming
verb bottoming
- demolish — To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- raze — to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
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