bottom /botˈəm/

1. The lowest part or surface of anything
2. That on which anything rests or is founded
3. The part of the body one sits on, buttocks
4. The bed of the sea, a river, etc
5. The seat of a chair
6. The less dignified or important end (of a table, class, etc)
7. The foot of a page, hill, etc
8. (often pl) the lower part of a two-piece garment
9. Low land, eg by a river
10. The lower part of a ship, hence the ship itself
11. Groundwork, foundation
12. The fundamental character or ingredient
13. Staying power, stamina
14. Solidity of character
15. Financial resources
16. The portion of a wig hanging down over the shoulder
17. (usu in pl) the dregs or sediment resulting from various industrial processes
18. A ball of thread (Shakespeare)

1. Undermost, lowest
2. Fundamental
3. (of a quark) having bottomness (physics)

1. To put a bottom on
2. To ground or base (esp with on or upon)
3. To get to the bottom of, understand fully
4. To get to the bottom of (a mine, etc; Aust; also intransitive verb)
5. To wind (Shakespeare)

1. To find bottom
2. To found, rest

bottˈomed adjective

bottˈomless adjective

1. Having no bottom
2. Very deep
3. Limitless

bottˈommost /-mōst or -məst/ adjective

Nearest the bottom

bottˈomness noun

A property that characterizes quarks and hadrons, conserved in strong and electromagnetic interactions between particles (also beauty)

bottˈomry noun (law)

The practice of obtaining a loan (to finance a sea voyage) using the ship as security

bottom dead centre see outer dead centre under outer

bottom drawer noun

1. The drawer or any supposed place in which a young woman keeps articles for use after her marriage
2. A collection of articles kept for marriage

bottom end noun

The big end in a vertical internal combustion engine

bottom feeder noun

1. A fish that feeds on the bed of the sea, a lake, etc (also bottom fish)
2. A despicable person (slang)

bottom fisher noun (stock exchange slang)

An investor who seeks to buy shares in badly performing companies in the hope that they will increase in value

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