Definition of bodom
1. bottom [ n ] the lower side of anything
Used in print:(James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)
The top of the sample was nearly flat and the bottom hemispherical .
(B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)
The bottom part of a burrow has a number of side tunnels or `` cells '' , each of which is provided with an egg plus a store of beebread .
(Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)
The pilot plant was a circular lagoon 81 ft in diam at the surface and 65 ft in diam at the bottom , 4 ft below the surface , with a volume of 121000 gal .
(Leon Uris, Mila 8....)
Grabski slurped his way to the bottom of the soup_bowl .
(Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)
He ran on his plump sticks of legs , freezing now_and_again into the sudden startled attitudes which the camera had caught and held_on the paling photographs , all carefully placed and glued and labeled , resting in the fat plush album in the bottom drawer of the escritoire .
Synonyms bottom underside undersurface Related Terms side heel sole shank bilge underbelly base2. bottom [ n ] the lowest part of anything
Examples:
"they started at the bottom of the hill"
(Christopher Davis, First Family....)
They turned at the bottom of Kate 's steps and moved off in the direction of the park .
Synonyms bottom Related Terms region foot base rock_bottom3. bottom [ n ] the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Examples:
"he deserves a good kick in the butt"
"are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
(John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)
`` Now '' , said Arlene , eventually , making them both sit in formation on a big root of a live_oak , the sort of root that divided itself and made their bottoms sag_down and feel comfortable .
The children looked at each other and sagged their bottoms down even more comfortably than ever .
Synonyms seat ass bottom rear_end tail behind buttocks rump hindquarters fundament hind_end keister bum backside posterior stern prat buns tail_end tooshie tush rear can derriere fanny butt nates arse Related Terms body_part torso4. bottom [ n ] a depression forming the ground under a body of water
Examples:
"he searched for treasure on the ocean bed"
(L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)
Japanese fishermen have sometimes observed that sardines hauled up in their nets during a tsunami have enormously swollen stomachs ; the fish have swallowed vast numbers of bottom living diatoms , raised to the surface by the disturbance .
Synonyms bed bottom Related Terms natural_depression ocean_floor streambed riverbed lake_bed5. bottom [ n ] the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat
Used in print:(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)
Jim_Landis ' 380 - foot home_run over left in the first inning gave the Sox a 1 - 0 lead , but Harmon_Killebrew came_back in the bottom of the first with his second homer in two days with the walking Bob_Allison aboard .
Synonyms bottom bottom_of_the_inning Related Terms top turn inning6. bottom [ v ] strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom
Synonyms bottom Related Terms hit7. bottom [ v ] provide with a bottom or a seat, as of chairs
Synonyms bottom Related Terms supply cabinetwork8. bottom [ v ] come to understand
Synonyms fathom penetrate bottom Related Terms understand penetration9. bottom [ a ] at the bottom; lowest or last
Examples:
"the bottom price"
10. bottom [ a ] the lowest rank
Examples:
"bottom member of the class"
11. Bottom [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 10121
Synonyms Bottom12. bottom [ a ] situated at the bottom or lowest position
Examples:
"the bottom drawer"
13. bottom [ n ] low-lying alluvial land near a river
Synonyms bottomland bottom Related Terms land14. bottom [ n ] a cargo ship
Examples:
"they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms"
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