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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 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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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
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
In the bottom of the sixth inning, Smith banged his wrist while tagging out Ian Happ at a play at the plate.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
The Dodgers couldn’t answer in the top of the 10th, and Ian Happ walked it off with an RBI single on the first pitch of the bottom half of the inning.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Noting that nearly half of all viewing hours on Netflix happen with subtitles or captions on, the streaming giant is rolling out a new option for how text appears along the bottom of the screen.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
In the bottom of the sixth inning, Smith banged his wrist while tagging out Ian Happ at a play at the plate.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
All three teams listed are in the bottom seven in Wins Above Average at the starting pitching position.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
The Dodgers couldn’t answer in the top of the 10th, and Ian Happ walked it off with an RBI single on the first pitch of the bottom half of the inning.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottom
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On the underside of the laptop, the dual batteries are designed for hot-swapping, while the M.2-format storage drive can also be swapped without tools.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
19 Apr. 2025
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Look for eggs that are usually laid on the underside of the leaves.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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Some experts, including NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah, believed that Pittsburgh could be Sanders' floor in the first round at 21.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The teenager tossed a hairdryer across the dressing-room floor and kicked a bin.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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The kelp rises in towering columns, over a hundred feet tall, and the light passing through and around it appears in shifting layers of gold and green.—
Avery Schuyler Nunn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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According to a report by the Washington Post, her head had been shaved, burn marks were evident on her feet, a rib was found to have been broken, and there were possible traces of electric shock.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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An older woman, a friend of my mother’s (my mother was also a teacher at the school), walked over and pinched my cheeks, first one and then the other, as an adult might do to an infant.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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With her hands clasped to the sides of her face, the well-to-do woman is said to have demonstrated her request by lifting the corners of her mouth and cheeks.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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There were 11 adult men and four adult women aboard the boat, all claiming Mexican nationality, according to the release.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
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But his estate and the owners of the involved boats were sued by the U.S. Department of Justice to recover the cleanup costs.—
Steven Rosenfeld,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
Noun
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This is a team that has quality goaltending and legitimate blue-line depth.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Clove and orange peel bookend a series of scents that prominently feature that sherry influence without getting lost in it; there’s some noteworthy depth here owing to both the distillate and the casks.—
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article San Diego Union-Tribune High School Softball Poll (First-place votes in parentheses; points awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis) Team; Record; Points;Last 1.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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Pick up a regular post of substance where people can come to learn from you, trust you and be influenced by you on a consistent basis.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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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Lower gas demand amid increasing supply has led to lower pump prices.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
19 June 2023
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“Bottom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottom. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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