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as in undersides
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 feet
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 boats
a small buoyant structure for travel on water
the cargo will be carried by a local bottom
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as in depths
the lowest point or level
when profits hit bottom the company was forced to declare bankruptcy
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as in foundations
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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Recent Examples of bottoms
Featuring a high-rise waistband and leg-elongating straight-leg fit, the bottoms are oh-so-flattering.
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Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Bake at 350°F for 9 to 11 minutes, or until the cookies are set and the bottoms are just beginning to brown.
—Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
And also on Untucked … • Nobody gets into a huge fight, and the girls seem mostly happy with the tops and the bottoms this week.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2026
The mint-green bottoms are made of fleece and can be adjusted with the waistband drawstring.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
These impacts will include, but not limited to, roadways in King Salmon and the Arcata bottoms.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Its closest historical analogues are the hot pants of the 1970s or the bottoms of the two-piece playsuits that were popular in the 1940s, though both of these are more shorts than briefs.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2025
These bottoms are undetectable as anything other than jeans, due to their photorealistic jean print.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
The brand’s core men’s and women’s bottoms business gained 80 basis points of market share, according to Circana.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Bake at 350°F for 9 to 11 minutes, or until the cookies are set and the bottoms are just beginning to brown.
—Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
And also on Untucked … • Nobody gets into a huge fight, and the girls seem mostly happy with the tops and the bottoms this week.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2026
The mint-green bottoms are made of fleece and can be adjusted with the waistband drawstring.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
These impacts will include, but not limited to, roadways in King Salmon and the Arcata bottoms.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Its closest historical analogues are the hot pants of the 1970s or the bottoms of the two-piece playsuits that were popular in the 1940s, though both of these are more shorts than briefs.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2025
These bottoms are undetectable as anything other than jeans, due to their photorealistic jean print.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
The brand’s core men’s and women’s bottoms business gained 80 basis points of market share, according to Circana.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottoms
Noun
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Wipe the undersides of the leaves the same way, carefully supporting the leaves from the top.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
2 Jan. 2026
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In its present form, the technology utilizes two spectrometers to perform near-infrared and mid-infrared scans of the top surfaces and undersides of leaves immediately adjacent to the fruits.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Dec. 2025
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The walls have been covered in graffiti and the floors are covered in the shattered glass from the windows of now-empty storefronts.—
Lesley Marin,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Great floors and leafy south-facing views in this co-op studio on Horatio.—
Katie McDonough,
Curbed,
12 Jan. 2026
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That’s Montgó, the nearly 2,500-foot mountain located inside Montgó Natural Park.—
Liz Provencher,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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And starting the day off on the right foot is important.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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Grande wore a glossy pink shade on her lips, sculpted cheeks with subtle shimmer, and long lashes.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
12 Jan. 2026
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Her rosy lips and cheeks keep the look as classic as can be.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
12 Jan. 2026
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The waterfront views steal the show, especially as boats drift by and the light starts to change.—
Chantelle Kincy,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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The architects William Treanor and Maurice Fatio even treated the East River as the Grand Canal, adding a private dock for residents to moor their boats.—
Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
10 Jan. 2026
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This first three-dimensional cross-sectional image goes 11 miles) below the crater and shows what appear to be various pools of magma at different depths, with rock or other material between them and more numerous toward the southeast of the crater.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Jan. 2026
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January pulls you into the depths of your psyche and beneath the surface of love, asking you to slow down long enough to feel something real.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Some clerics control enormous charitable foundations worth billions of dollars through donations from followers and budgets from the state, while others operate modest local mosques with minimal resources.—
Narges Bajoghli,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Still, her median grant size, around $5 million, according to Yield Giving data analyzed by Fortune, dwarfs that of the roughly $123,000 median grant from typical foundations, Phil Buchanan, president of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, told The New York Times.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Fort Collins Rescue Mission has opened a building with dozens of overnight shelter beds on their Harvest Farm property north of Fort Collins.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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The city settled the case two years later, agreeing to create 12,915 new shelter beds or other housing opportunities by June 2027.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Bottoms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottoms. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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