bottom
the lower side of anything
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,197 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 15,240 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the lower side of anything also: underside, undersurface
- the lowest part of anything they started at the bottom of the hill
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on also: buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum he deserves a good kick in the buttare you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
- the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat also: bottom of the inning
- a depression forming the ground under a body of water also: bed he searched for treasure on the ocean bed
- low-lying alluvial land near a river also: bottomland
verb
- provide with a bottom or a seat bottom the chairs
bottom in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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But the surprise was at the very bottom!
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice · Chapter 1
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Their door burst open with a violence that shook the house from top to bottom.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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They would feign persuade us that 'Truth lies at the bottom of a well,'--lies, indeed!
Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 · Robert Seymour · Chapter 1
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At the bottom of the valley a little brook had undermined its footbridge, and frothed in the wreckage.
Actions and reactions · Rudyard Kipling · Chapter 1
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At the mouth of each creek the river made a great bend, and in the sweep of each were rich bottom lands.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1