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Bottom Meaning: Lowest Part, Last Part, Buttocks (3 meaning)

Meaning 1：lowest part (bottom)

bottom 🔊

/ˈbɑtəm/

The lowest part or deepest point of something, like a container or a space.

Bottom of jar with coin resting at lowest point

lowest part 🔊

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/ˈloʊɪst pɑːrt/

The lowest or deepest point of a physical object, such as a container, hole, or surface.

📁 Category：Objects & Materials 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'botm' meaning ground or lowest part.

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine a bottle's bottom: the lowest point you can't reach easily.

📖 Example

I couldn't reach the chocolate because it was stuck at the bottom of the jar. 🔊 I was unable to get the chocolate because it was lodged at the lowest part of the jar.

🔗 Collocations

at the bottom of – at the lowest part of something

bottom of the bottle – the lowest interior part of a bottle

bottom layer – the lowest stratum in a stack or structure

🔄 Synonyms

base (n.) – The part on which something stands or rests; the lowest part.

foundation (n.) – The lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level.

lowest point (n.) – The extreme bottom of a physical area.

🚫 Antonyms

top (n.) – The highest part or point of something.

peak (n.) – The pointed top of a mountain or the highest level.

summit (n.) – The highest point of a hill or mountain.

🌱 Derivatives

bottomless (adj.) – Having no bottom; extremely deep.

bottommost (adj.) – Lowest in position.

📖 Cultural Story

Derived from Proto-Germanic *butmaz, cognate with Latin fundus 'bottom'. In business, 'bottom line' refers to net earnings or final outcome.

Meaning 2：last part (bottom)

bottom 🔊

/ˈbɑtəm/

The last part or end of something, like a list, a page, or a road.

Bottom of webpage with arrow pointing to last line

last part 🔊

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/ˈlæst pɑːrt/

The final or concluding portion of a sequence, such as a list, page, document, or road.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Scroll to the bottom of the webpage to find the 'submit' button. 🔊 Scroll to the very end of the webpage to locate the 'submit' button.

🔗 Collocations

bottom of the list – the last item in a list

bottom of the page – the lowest edge or end area of a page

bottom line – the final result or the most important point

🔄 Synonyms

end (n.) – The final part of something, especially a period of time, activity, or story.

conclusion (n.) – The end or finish of an event, process, or text.

tail end (n.) – The last part of something, especially of a queue or event.

🚫 Antonyms

top (n.) – The highest or first part of a sequence.

beginning (n.) – The point in time or space at which something starts.

start (n.) – The beginning or initial phase of something.

🌱 Derivatives

bottommost (adj.) – Last in order or position.

Meaning 3：buttocks (bottom)

bottom 🔊

/ˈbɑtəm/

The part of the body you sit on; a casual word for buttocks.

buttocks 🔊

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/ˈbʌtəks/

The fleshy part of the human body on which one sits; a casual term for the buttocks.

📁 Category：Physical & Mental Health 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The little boy fell and hurt his bottom while playing in the park. 🔊 The little boy fell and injured his rear end while playing in the park.

🔗 Collocations

fall on one's bottom – to fall and land on the buttocks

hurt one's bottom – to experience pain in the buttocks from a fall or injury

baby's bottom – the soft, smooth skin on a baby's buttocks

🔄 Synonyms

buttocks (n.) – The two rounded fleshy parts on the lower back of the human body.

rear (n.) – The buttocks or the back part of a person's body.

backside (n.) – The part of the body on which one sits; the buttocks.