bottom
bottom
(bŏtʹəm) noun
Abbr. bot.
1.
The deepest or lowest part: the bottom of a well; the bottom of the page.
2.
The underside: scraped the bottom of the car on a rock.
3.
The supporting part; the base.
4.
The far end or part: at the bottom of the bed.
5.
a. The last place, as on a list. b. The lowest or least favorable position: started at the bottom of the corporate hierarchy.
6. The basic underlying quality; the source: Let's get to the bottom of the problem.
7. The solid surface under a body of water.
8. Often bottoms Low-lying alluvial land adjacent to a river. Also called bottomland.
9. a. Nautical. The part of a ship's hull below the water line. b. A ship; a boat: "English merchants did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms" (G.M. Trevelyan).
10. Often bottoms The trousers or short pants of pajamas.
11. Informal. The buttocks.
12. The seat of a chair.
13. Baseball. The second or last half of an inning.
14. Staying power; stamina. Used of a horse.
noun
, attributive.
Often used to modify another noun: a bottom drawer; the bottom stair.
verb
bottomed
, bottoming, bottoms
verb
, transitive
1.
To provide with an underside.
2.
To provide with a foundation.
3.
To get to the bottom of; fathom.
verb
, intransitive
1.
To be or become based or grounded.
2.
To rest on or touch the bottom.
phrasal verb.
bottom out
To descend to the lowest point possible, after which only a rise may occur: Sales of personal computers have bottomed out.
idiom.
at bottom
Basically.
[Middle English botme, from Old English botm.]
bot
ʹtomer noun