bottom /botˈəm/

1. The lowest part or surface of anything
2. That on which anything rests or is founded
3. The part of the body one sits on, buttocks
4. The bed of the sea, a river, etc
5. The seat of a chair
6. The less dignified or important end (of a table, class, etc)
7. The foot of a page, hill, etc
8. (often pl) the lower part of a two-piece garment
9. Low land, eg by a river
10. The lower part of a ship, hence the ship itself
11. Groundwork, foundation
12. The fundamental character or ingredient
13. Staying power, stamina
14. Solidity of character
15. Financial resources
16. The portion of a wig hanging down over the shoulder
17. (usu in pl) the dregs or sediment resulting from various industrial processes
18. A ball of thread (Shakespeare)

1. Undermost, lowest
2. Fundamental
3. (of a quark) having bottomness (physics)

1. To put a bottom on
2. To ground or base (esp with on or upon)
3. To get to the bottom of, understand fully
4. To get to the bottom of (a mine, etc; Aust; also intransitive verb)
5. To wind (Shakespeare)

1. To find bottom
2. To found, rest

bottˈomed adjective

bottˈomless adjective

1. Having no bottom
2. Very deep
3. Limitless

bottˈommost /-mōst or -məst/ adjective

Nearest the bottom

bottˈomness noun

A property that characterizes quarks and hadrons, conserved in strong and electromagnetic interactions between particles (also beauty)

bottˈomry noun (law)

The practice of obtaining a loan (to finance a sea voyage) using the ship as security

bottom dead centre see outer dead centre under outer

bottom drawer noun

1. The drawer or any supposed place in which a young woman keeps articles for use after her marriage
2. A collection of articles kept for marriage

bottom end noun

The big end in a vertical internal combustion engine

bottom feeder noun

1. A fish that feeds on the bed of the sea, a lake, etc (also bottom fish)
2. A despicable person (slang)

bottom fisher noun (stock exchange slang)

An investor who seeks to buy shares in badly performing companies in the hope that they will increase in value

bottˈom-glade noun (Milton)

A glade or open space in a bottom or valley

bottˈom-grass noun (Shakespeare)

Grass growing on low ground

bottˈom-heavˈy adjective

Having the lower part too heavy or large in proportion to the upper

bottˈom-hole assembly noun (mining)

The drilling string attached to the bottom of the drilling pipe, comprising the drill bit and collars to maintain direction

bottom house noun (W Indies)

The open area below a house that rests on pillars, sometimes enclosed and occupied

bottˈom-land noun (US)

Alluvial deposits

bottomless pit noun

1. A resource that can never be exhausted
2. (with caps; with the) Hell

bottom line noun

1. The final line of a financial statement, showing net profit or loss
2. The essential factor in a situation

bottˈom-sawyer noun

The sawyer who works at the bottom of the saw-pit

bottˈom-up adjective

(of eg business strategy, computer programming, etc) based on the requirements or desires of the users rather than on a centralized decision taken by the business managers or computer programmers

at bottom

Fundamentally

at the bottom of

The real origin or cause of

bet one's bottom dollar on (informal)

To bet all one has on, be absolutely certain about

bottom out (US base out)

Of prices, etc, to reach and settle at the lowest level, esp just before a rise

bottoms up

An interjection used when drinking a toast

from the bottom of one's heart

With heartfelt sincerity

get to the bottom of

To discover the explanation of

stand on one's own bottom (obsolete)

To be independent

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