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• bottom — [adj] lowest; fundamental basal, base, basement, basic, foundational, ground, last, lowermost, lowest, meat and potatoes*, nethermost, primary, radical, rock bottom, underlying, undermost; concepts 585,586,735,799 Ant. highest, top, unnecessary… …   New thesaurus

• Bottom — Bot tom (b[o^]t t[u^]m), n. [OE. botum, botme, AS. botm; akin to OS. bodom, D. bodem, OHG. podam, G. boden, Icel. botn, Sw. botten, Dan. bund (for budn), L. fundus (for fudnus), Gr. pyqmh n (for fyqmh n), Skr. budhna (for bhudhna), and Ir. bonn… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bottom — [bät′əm] n. [ME botme < OE botm, bodan, ground, soil < IE * bhudh men < base * bhudh > L fundus, ground, Gr pythmen, bottom, Ger boden] 1. the lowest part 2. a) the lowest or last place or position [the bottom of the class] b)… …   English World dictionary

• foundation — [n1] basis for something physical or mental ABCs*, authority, base, basics, bed, bedrock, bottom, bottom line*, brass tacks*, foot, footing, ground, groundwork, guts*, heart*, infrastructure, justification, nitty gritty*, nub*, nuts and bolts*,… …   New thesaurus

• foundation stone — foundation stones 1) N COUNT: oft with poss A foundation stone is a large block of stone built into a large public building near the bottom. It is often involved in a ceremony for the opening of the building, and has writing on it recording this …   English dictionary

• Bottom — Bot tom, v. i. 1. To rest, as upon an ultimate support; to be based or grounded; usually with on or upon. [1913 Webster] Find on what foundation any proposition bottoms. Locke. [1913 Webster] 2. To reach or impinge against the bottom, so as to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bottom — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. base, foot, sole; foundation; buttocks. See support, lowness, rear. v. fathom; run aground. See depth. Ant., top, surface. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The lowest part] Syn. underside, nether portion, base …   English dictionary for students

• bottom — I. noun Etymology: Middle English botme, from Old English botm; akin to Old High German bodam bottom, Latin fundus, Greek pythmēn Date: before 12th century 1. a. the underside of something b. a surface (as the seat of a chair) designed to support …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bottom — {{11}}bottom (n.) O.E. botm, bodan ground, soil, foundation, lowest part, from P.Gmc. *buthm (Cf. O.Fris. boden soil, O.N. botn, Du. bodem, O.H.G. bodam, Ger. Boden ground, earth, soil ), from PIE root *bhu(n)d(h) (Cf. Skt. budhnah, Avestan buna …   Etymology dictionary

• bottom — 1. noun 1) the bottom of the stairs Syn: foot, lowest part, lowest point, base; foundation, substructure, underpinning Ant: top 2) the bottom of the car Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• bottom — /bot euhm/, n. 1. the lowest or deepest part of anything, as distinguished from the top: the bottom of a hill; the bottom of a page. 2. the under or lower side; underside: the bottom of a typewriter. 3. the ground under any body of water: the… …   Universalium