bottoms

plural of bottom
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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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Recent Examples of bottoms His long tusks were pale white; the bottoms of his feet splayed out wide under his skinny legs, the better to stabilize on sand. — Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026 The mother-of-two wore a pair of white bottoms with a matching skirt and silk angel wings across her shoulders. — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 This cardigan matching set makes getting dressed for a travel day ridiculously easy, with a cropped cardigan and coordinating bottoms that didn’t require much thought. — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2026 Steam them or pan-fry them for crisp bottoms, both ready in minutes. — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 15 Oct. 2026 The bottoms are basically Molly’s baseball cap, which looks like a dome with a bill just plonked onto it, and Shannon’s wings, which the judges say are just a gingerbread cookie with some icing on it. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 On the ground, others install drainage systems and use tractors equipped with machinery to sew panels of heavy synthetic liner across the bottoms of the ponds and seal away phosphate production waste. — Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026 Besides the powdery purple shade, most purple bottoms feature a beautiful deep grape hue that works similarly to styling a navy or chocolate brown. — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026 Designers showed their Spring/Summer 2027 collections, emphasizing minimalism, transparency, bursts of lime and marigold and warm-weather silhouettes like culotte and capri bottoms. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottoms
Noun
  • Focus on the undersides of the leaves since aphids often hide out in those crevices.
    — Jane Kim, The Spruce, 26 Sep. 2026
  • This elegant indoor tree features a white trunk and oval-shaped leaves with creamy-colored veins and velvety undersides.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The 18-story building collapsed Friday in a busy commercial street of the capital Nairobi, trapping construction workers and people reportedly inside shops on the ground and basement floors that had been illegally occupied.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Nordic Knots’s rug is one way to add a slight edge to your floors, as its sharp geometry on soft wool juxtaposes the severity of the shapes.
    — Alex Eagle, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In southern Colorado, flooding was even worse than forecast and 3 feet higher than a 100-year flood on the San Juan River only a year ago.
    — MEAD GRUVER, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The new ship will also be longer, measuring around 16 feet (5 meters) longer than the F-110 at 492 feet (150 meters).
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 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
  • The agency is warning that rip currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea, while waves can wash people off beaches and rocks and capsize small boats near shore.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • China is believed to operate at least six of these boats, which can carry JL-2 missiles and potentially the newer JL-3 missile, a weapon with enough range to strike parts of the United States from waters near China.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • These ancient systems are silent observers of history, capturing thousands of years’ worth of stories in depths of peat that patiently await discovery.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Searching for Wendy in the depths of the Sephora store, Stan watches his surroundings shift from slightly off, to off, to get-me-the-hell-out-of-here off.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Such a shift would challenge the foundations of modern finance.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
  • During the personal computer boom, the likes of Michael Dell and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates started private foundations to manage their philanthropy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Similar views can be had from the bathhouse, where the indoor pool is lined with lovely wide lounge beds and wraparound windows for picturesque lie-downs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Airbnb guests can say goodbye to checkout chores like washing dishes, stripping beds and taking out the trash under a new policy announced this week.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

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“Bottoms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottoms. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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