Bottom
['bɒtəm] or ['bɑtəm]
Definition
(noun.) a cargo ship; 'they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms'.
(noun.) the lower side of anything.
(noun.) the lowest part of anything; 'they started at the bottom of the hill'.
(noun.) the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat.
(verb.) strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom.
(verb.) provide with a bottom or a seat; 'bottom the chairs'.
(adj.) the lowest rank; 'bottom member of the class' .
(adj.) situated at the bottom or lowest position; 'the bottom drawer' .
Inputed by Claude--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The lowest part of anything; the foot; as, the bottom of a tree or well; the bottom of a hill, a lane, or a page.
(n.) The part of anything which is beneath the contents and supports them, as the part of a chair on which a person sits, the circular base or lower head of a cask or tub, or the plank floor of a ship's hold; the under surface.
(n.) That upon which anything rests or is founded, in a literal or a figurative sense; foundation; groundwork.
(n.) The bed of a body of water, as of a river, lake, sea.
(n.) The fundament; the buttocks.
(n.) An abyss.
(n.) Low land formed by alluvial deposits along a river; low-lying ground; a dale; a valley.
(n.) The part of a ship which is ordinarily under water; hence, the vessel itself; a ship.
(n.) Power of endurance; as, a horse of a good bottom.
(n.) Dregs or grounds; lees; sediment.
(a.) Of or pertaining to the bottom; fundamental; lowest; under; as, bottom rock; the bottom board of a wagon box; bottom prices.
(v. t.) To found or build upon; to fix upon as a support; -- followed by on or upon.
(v. t.) To furnish with a bottom; as, to bottom a chair.
(v. t.) To reach or get to the bottom of.
(v. i.) To rest, as upon an ultimate support; to be based or grounded; -- usually with on or upon.
(v. i.) To reach or impinge against the bottom, so as to impede free action, as when the point of a cog strikes the bottom of a space between two other cogs, or a piston the end of a cylinder.
(n.) A ball or skein of thread; a cocoon.
(v. t.) To wind round something, as in making a ball of thread.
Checker: Myrna
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Lowest part.[2]. Foundation, basis, groundwork, base.[3]. Dale, valley, alluvial land.[4]. Ship, vessel, sailing craft.[5]. Fundament, seat.[6]. Stamina, native strength, power of endurance.[7]. Grounds, lees, dregs, sediments.
v. a. Found, establish, build.
v. n. Rest (for support), be based.
Typed by Laverne
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Breast, hollow, valley, deep, bed, centre, heart, mind, soul, will
ANT:Surface, exterior, manner, deportment, demeanor
SYN:Deep, profound, floor, groundwork, depth, ground, foot
ANT:Top, summit, apex, crown, brow, surface
Checker: Lorenzo
Definition
n. the lowest part of anything: that on which anything rests or is founded: the sitting part of the human body: the foot of a page &c.: low land as in a valley: the keel of a ship hence the vessel itself: the fundamental character of anything as physical stamina financial resources &c.: the portion of a wig hanging down over the shoulder as in 'full-bottom'—full-bottomed wig: (Shak.) a ball of thread.—v.t. to found or rest upon: (Shak.) to wind round or upon.—adj. Bott′omed.—ns. Bott′om-glade a glade or open space in a bottom or valley; Bott′om-grass (Shak.) grass growing on bottom lands.—adj. Bott′omless.—n. Bott′omry a contract by which money is borrowed on the security of a ship or bottom.—Bottomless pit—hell.—At bottom in reality.—From the bottom of the heart from the very heart.—To be at the bottom of to be the real origin of; To stand on one's own bottom to be independent of; To touch bottom to reach the lowest point.
Editor: Melinda
Examples
- It had a pale ruddy sea-bottom, with black crabs and sea-weed moving sinuously under a transparent sea, that passed into flamy ruddiness above. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- To me, you brought it; on me, you forced it; and the bottom of this raging sea,' striking himself upon the breast, 'has been heaved up ever since. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- At the bottom of the penstock is placed a turbine wheel fixed on a shaft, and to which shaft is connected an electric generator or other power machine. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Tarzan fished the little black diary from the bottom of his quiver, and handed it to his companion. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The ray of light from A at the bottom of the object passes through the lens at an angle, and continues in a straight line until interrupted by the film or plate. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Oliver was just considering whether he hadn't better run away, when they reached the bottom of the hill. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- At the pins end of the bed, this forms one of the sides and the bottom of the pit. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Strong bulkheads, and double bottoms with air-tight compartments, impart buoyancy in case of collision. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It is a beautiful country, he replied; but these bottoms must be dirty in winter. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- They were sodden, as were his socks and trouser-bottoMs. But he himself was quick and warm. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- In addition to the sands on the beaches, they occur very abundantly in many inland locations, which were formerly sea bottoms, and very extensively in the great deserts of the world. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Simply because if ice sank to the bottoms of rivers, lakes, and oceans as fast as it froze, those places would be frozen up and there would be no water left. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- We were twenty days upon the road, crossing two sea bottoms and passing through or around a number of ruined cities, mostly smaller than Korad. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- As soon as these are hot, gas and air are shut off by valves from chambers C and E, and gas and air admitted to the bottoms of the now hot chambers C′ and E′. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- These and other machines complete the soles and heels, which are finally sent to the making or bottoming room, where the completed shoe uppers await them. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Rush-bottomed arm-chairs faced each other across the tiled hearth, and rows of Delft plates stood on shelves against the walls. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Double-bottomed boxes are so well known that it is useless to describe them. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- No full-bottomed wig, no red petticoats, no fur, no javelin-men, no white wands. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Cane-backed and bottomed chairs and lounges only a few years ago were a luxury of the rich and made slowly by hand. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
Editor: Paula