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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
Loose Jeans, $90 Gap’s latest drop is full of pieces, like this Crop Shell Tank Top, that can be worn on its own, or as a matching set with various Gap bottoms.
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Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Across 50 episodes, Anderson unpacked everything from why gay men prefer iced coffee to whether bottoms would survive the apocalypse (the answer is yes).
—Jessica Lipsky, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The company expects the fiber to be used primarily in women’s fashion applications—tops, dresses, bottoms—positioning the material as part of its Toray Premium Gousen select portfolio.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
Graham's bikini featured a plunging top and thong bottoms with string ties along the sides.
—Staff Author, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
Fold old towels and turn them into draft stoppers, placing them against the bottoms of doors.
—Rabekah Henderson, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026
Many come ready for a day of digging, bringing hats, sunglasses, gloves, shovels and cushions to protect their bottoms from the rocks.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
Many Aguadilla surf spots have rocky or reefy bottoms, so consider wearing booties.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2026
The quarter-zip top has an oversized, relaxed fit and the bottoms are made with a drawstring waistband and also feature side pockets to keep your hands toasty.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2024
Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Across 50 episodes, Anderson unpacked everything from why gay men prefer iced coffee to whether bottoms would survive the apocalypse (the answer is yes).
—Jessica Lipsky, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The company expects the fiber to be used primarily in women’s fashion applications—tops, dresses, bottoms—positioning the material as part of its Toray Premium Gousen select portfolio.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
Graham's bikini featured a plunging top and thong bottoms with string ties along the sides.
—Staff Author, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
Fold old towels and turn them into draft stoppers, placing them against the bottoms of doors.
—Rabekah Henderson, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026
Many come ready for a day of digging, bringing hats, sunglasses, gloves, shovels and cushions to protect their bottoms from the rocks.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
Many Aguadilla surf spots have rocky or reefy bottoms, so consider wearing booties.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2026
The quarter-zip top has an oversized, relaxed fit and the bottoms are made with a drawstring waistband and also feature side pockets to keep your hands toasty.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottoms
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Small cottony clusters may appear on branches, in cracks in the bark, on roots, or on the undersides of leaves.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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Examine your satin pothos for signs of pests, paying close attention to the undersides of the leaves and any crevices between the stems and petioles.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
7 Feb. 2026
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But some backpacks are better for travel than others, perhaps designed with isolated shoe compartments, holes to feed your phone charging cable through, jewelry pouches, and special materials that simply wipe clean after picking up germs from public floors.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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The gym too is stylishly designed—with hemlock floors and forgiving lights—and the fitness equipment is up-to-date, if unfortunately not sourced from Olympus itself.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Mar. 2026
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Inside Atom Power’s Huntersville manufacturing facility The Charlotte Observer recently toured the 20,000-square-foot Huntersville manufacturing facility inside The Park-Huntersville industrial park, off Interstate 77, exit 23, north of Charlotte.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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The baseball traveled 403 feet at a 22-degree launch angle.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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Makeup artist Ernesto Casillas applied a flushed, rosy blush to Zendaya's cheeks and mimicked the color with Vuitton's LV Rouge Matte Lipstick in Rose Odysseé on her lips, finishing with a soft brown eye shadow and a few flicks of mascara.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
10 Mar. 2026
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The result was a kind of gasp or snarl configuration of my cheeks and lips.—
Paul Keane,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
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Customers have used it not only in their own homes but also in their boats and RVs.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Mar. 2026
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An aggressor nation that kills people on Caribbean fishing boats without evidence or due process.—
Jill Lawrence,
Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Eco effort Water from the lake is pumped from depths of 164 feet and filtered into the hotel’s air conditioning system to cool the rooms in summer.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Mar. 2026
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Progress is limited by the lack of publicly available benchmark datasets with data captured from multiple types of sensors using realistic mine deployments and precise ground truth, meaning the actual positions and depths of the target mines.—
Sagar Lekhak,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2026
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Strong foundations can carry big dreams without unnecessary strain.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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As a guideline, mascaras should be tossed after three to six months, liquid eyeliner after three months, and liquid foundations and concealers after one year.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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State and local officials broke ground on a new mental health campus in Norwalk with over 150 beds at the Metropolitan State Hospital.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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The walnut desks, the Carrera marble, the Morrocan tile, the Savoir beds (so firm-soft that Goldilocks would weep)—it’s all elegant yet easy, thrown together with savvy intention.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Bottoms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottoms. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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