bottom
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/ˈbɑːtəm/
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/ˈbɒtəm/
noun
A2
the lowest part of something
The bottom of the box was broken.
A2
the part that faces down and is not seen
The bottom of the shoe was dirty.
A2
the lowest surface inside a container
There was water at the bottom of the cup.
A2
the ground under water in a lake, sea, or pool
The fish swam near the bottom of the lake.
B1
the lowest position in a class or list
She was at the bottom of the list.
B1
the part of the body you sit on
He fell and hurt his bottom.
R
the lower part of two-piece clothing
She wore pajama bottoms to bed.
R
the part farthest from you or your home
The store is at the bottom of the hill.
R
the lower part of a ship below water
The ship's bottom needed cleaning.
R
having a certain type of bottom
They used a flat-bottom boat.
adjective
A2
in the lowest or farthest place
The bottom shelf was empty.
A2
the lowest or last in a scale or competition
The team was bottom in the rankings.
translation
the lowest part of something; the part that faces down and is not seen; the lowest surface inside a container; the ground under water in a lake, sea, or pool; the lowest position in a class or list; the part of the body you sit on; the lower part of two-piece clothing; the part farthest from you or your home; the lower part of a ship below water; having a certain type of bottom
in the lowest or farthest place; the lowest or last in a scale or competition
Word Forms
Plural
bottoms