Definition of bottomnext
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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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bottom

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adjective

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Recent Examples of bottom
Noun
Another indicator of a secure website is a graphic of a closed lock located at the bottom of your screen. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Vehicles were washed away and many ended up piled up at the bottom of hills. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Adjective
That’s nearly as much as the entire bottom half of the country combined. — Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 This team was bottom 5 last year and has shown worse defensive metrics to start this year. — James Mirtle, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bottom
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottom
Noun
  • Storyteller Overland Storyteller also enhances the rear’s role as a storage garage, adding MOLLE-style organizational panels to the underside of the bed.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The right temple features a multipurpose rocker and action button on the underside, near the hinge, with an additional button on the top side.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • There is accumulation of food and residue on the floors under the prep line equipment.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • This affects the product fit cycle, from shoe development to the retail fitting floor.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • For developers managing a mix of AC and DC loads, Inam says the device collapses a number of machines—including a rectifier, an inverter, backup power and energy management—into a single unit four feet square and 12 feet high.
    — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Aetrex’s Wear Tester software uses AI to compare 3D scans of potential candidates against millions of foot profiles in its global database.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • This year’s lingerie spectacular was no different, with Dame Pat McGrath masterminding the baby winged eyeliner and pink cheeks, while Guido Palau executed the blowouts.
    — Violet Hayward, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The Author is facing the sea, his cheeks orange from the lowering sun.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • On a drizzly morning in March 2025, a bright blue dive boat motored through Halifax Harbor in Nova Scotia toward the Tufts Cove generating station.
    — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Both areas will allow hook-and-line fishing from the shore but prohibit commercial fishing and sportfishing from a boat.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • For one game, against the Chargers on Sunday at Arrowhead, the Chiefs dug into their depth chart and got significant contributions from the next men up in a 22-6 victory.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The earthquake's epicenter was about 1 mile south-southwest of San Ramon and occurred at a depth of 4 miles.
    — CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Halpin watched the ball clear the wall in right-center then launched his bat over his head and into the sky before rounding the bases.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Brewers third baseman David Hamilton rounds the bases after hitting a home run in the ninth inning.
    — Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
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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“Bottom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottom. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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