bottom
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• adjective
Located at the lowest point, level, or position.
"Please place the heaviest textbooks on the bottom shelf of the bookcase."
Last or lowest in rank, importance, or a competition.
"The struggling team remained in the bottom tier of the league throughout the season."
• noun
The lowest point, part, or surface of something.
"The signature is required at the very bottom of the contract."
The buttocks or hindquarters of the human body.
"The toddler slipped on the icy pavement and landed squarely on his bottom."
The ground or bed underneath a body of water such as a sea, lake, or river.
"The anchor sank rapidly until it rested firmly on the sandy bottom of the bay."
The fundamental cause, origin, or underlying reality of a situation or mystery.
"The committee launched an inquiry to get to the bottom of the accounting discrepancies."
The lower half of a two-piece garment, such as pajamas, a tracksuit, or a swimsuit.
"She packed two pairs of cotton pajama bottoms for the weekend trip."
• verb
To reach the lowest point before stabilizing or recovering (often used with 'out').
"Economists predict that housing prices will bottom out by the end of the quarter."
To touch or scrape the ground or seabed beneath water, or for a vehicle suspension to hit its lowest limit.
"The heavily loaded sedan bottomed on the steep driveway entrance."
To base or establish a theory, argument, or policy on a specific foundation.
"His entire legal argument is bottomed on centuries-old constitutional precedent."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'botm', meaning the ground, foundation, or lowest part, descending from Proto-Germanic '*butmaz' and ultimately related to Latin 'fundus' (bottom) and Ancient Greek 'pythmen' (foundation).