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noun

ˈbä-təm How to pronounce bottom (audio)
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as in underside
the side or part facing downward from something that side of the shelf is supposed to be the bottom, so turn it over before you assemble the bookcase

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as in floor
the surface upon which a body of water lies my missing fishing pole is probably lying on the bottom of the lake

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as in foot
the lowest part, place, or point sliding all the way to the bottom of the snow-covered slope

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as in cheeks
the part of the body upon which someone sits the baby fell backwards onto her bottom

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as in boat
a small buoyant structure for travel on water the cargo will be carried by a local bottom

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as in depth
the lowest point or level when profits hit bottom the company was forced to declare bankruptcy

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as in basis
an immaterial thing upon which something else rests the bottom of his thesis is the assumption that people are fundamentally good

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bottom

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adjective

as in lower
of, relating to, or located at the bottom was sitting on the bottom step of the stairway

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Recent Examples of bottom
Noun
Recent polls have placed both Harry and Meghan near the bottom of the royal family’s popularity rankings in Britain, ahead of only former Prince Andrew, People magazine reported. — Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Skubal struck out the side in the third inning, getting Max Clark to swing through a changeup, Javier Báez to chase a high fastball and Torres to watch an off-speed pitch clip the bottom of the zone. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Adjective
The bottom quintile does best in relative terms, collecting about 266% of combined taxes paid—532% of their own share alone. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 The price of puts betting on the equivalent move to the downside are in the bottom 40th percentile. — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bottom
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottom
  1. underside
  2. floor
  3. foot
  4. cheeks
  5. boat
  6. depth
  7. basis
  8. lower
Noun
  • Stick Velcro dots to the underside of the felt at the top and bottom, reinforcing the adhesive under the Velcro dots with a little bit of hot glue.
    — Jodi Levine, Parents, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But Beaty argued that the underside of the roof eaves are 20 feet above the scaffolding and that scaffolding hasn’t been erected around the rest of the marble building to protect it or examine other parts of the roof.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of underside
Noun
  • No one speaks or even looks at anyone else, casting their eyes instead at the floor or around the room.
    — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Minnesota could keep five of them, but the floor of the first four may be high enough to supplement another position group.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of floor
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  • On the Texas coast, a 1-foot to 2-foot surge could occur as far south as San Luis Pass, according to the hurricane center.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Instead of prioritizing style alone, consider a supportive walking sneaker designed for long days on your feet.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of foot
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  • Yusef Toubassi sits with his grandson Masa, looking on as children run by with cheeks painted bright colors and others howling with joy as clowns spin them around.
    — Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026
  • When choosing a shade, think about the natural flush of your cheeks and match that.
    — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of cheeks
Noun
  • Brayan Monzanga, 15, of Round Lake, a sophomore and three-sport athlete at Grayslake Central High School, either jumped off a boat or fell into the water and never resurfaced, authorities said at the time.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Intelligence on the strike targets does not need to positively identify people on the boat or locate narcotics aboard, Kaine said, based on his reading of the criteria.
    — Laura Romero, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of boat
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  • Her conversation with John also divulges the depths of his entwinement with current ring-bearer Hal Jordan, via a flashback to when John was a baby, in the all-important year of 1986.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
  • But the team instead kept depth elsewhere and gave the veteran Johnson the nod over the undrafted rookie Slone.
    — Sam Warren, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of depth
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  • Pricing Happy Head’s topical solution is billed on a monthly basis, with a single bottle containing two ounces of treatment solution.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Rice had a side hustle as a vintage dealer and brought in plenty of pieces from the same era, including 1950s sofas by Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen, a pair of 1970s blue suede armchairs, and benches from France with colorful bases.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of basis
Adjective
  • Despite those lower court rulings, the practice has continued nationally, said Gregory Chen, the senior director of government relations for the Immigration Lawyers Association.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2025
  • And ultimately, the Supreme Court overruled those lower court rulings and did declare the embryos as children qualifying under the wrongful death statute.
    — Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024
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