bottom
Where things settle
In most of its meanings, bottom is the opposite of top and refers to a lower or lowest part of something.
In figurative use, the bottom of something is the cause or explanation for it: The detective vowed to get to the bottom of the murder.
Bottom is also, figuratively, the worst point or phase of something before an improvement begins: He had to hit rock bottom before seeking treatment for his addiction.
Informally, your bottom is your buttock.
In baseball, the bottom of an inning is the second half.
If something bottoms out, it reaches its lowest point.
Buttocks or back section
seat · derriere · posterior · bum · butt · tush · hindquarters · haunches
Underlying support structure
- footingSecure ground position
- groundworkFoundational preparation for something
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
- bedrockSolid stone underground
substratum · substrate · underlayer · floor · underside · underpart · ground level · support
Minimum possible position
- depthsLowest or innermost regions
- nadirLowest possible point
- troughOpen container for animal feed
- floorIndoor walking surface
minimum · low · valley · depression · pit · abyss · crisis point · turning point
Hull's structural base
- bilgeShip's water-collecting depths
- hullOuter covering or frame
- draftPreliminary version of text
- waterlineLevel water reaches
ballast · barnacles · antifouling · dry dock · careening · scraping · planking · fouling
Furniture for slumber
- floorIndoor walking surface
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- siltWaterborne earth particles
- mudWet soil mixture
sand · gravel · benthos · riverbed · seabed · ocean floor · lakebed · channel
Two-legged garment
- trousersBifurcated lower-body garment
- jeansCasual denim trousers
- shortsAbbreviated lower garments
- leggingsForm-fitting leg garments
slacks · sweatpants · khakis · chinos · corduroys · capris · culottes · breeches
Lowest rank achieved
- loserDefeated competitor
- tail-enderFinal-place competitor
- cellar dwellerPerennial last-place finisher
- wooden spoonCarved cooking utensil
also-ran · straggler · bringing up the rear · dead last · trailing · ranking · standings · league table
rear end
Buttocks or back section
rear · seat · derriere · posterior · bum · butt · tush · hindquarters · haunches · cheeks
foundation
Underlying support structure
- footingSecure ground position
- groundworkFoundational preparation for something
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
bedrock · substratum · substrate · underlayer · floor · underside · underpart · ground level · support · platform
lowest point
Minimum possible position
floor · minimum · low · valley · depression · pit · abyss · crisis point · turning point
keel
Hull's structural base
waterline · ballast · barnacles · antifouling · dry dock · careening · scraping · planking · fouling · below the waterline
bed
Furniture for slumber
mud · sand · gravel · benthos · riverbed · seabed · ocean floor · lakebed · channel · depth
pants
Two-legged garment
leggings · slacks · sweatpants · khakis · chinos · corduroys · capris · culottes · breeches · joggers
last place
Lowest rank achieved
- loserDefeated competitor
- tail-enderFinal-place competitor
- cellar dwellerPerennial last-place finisher
wooden spoon · also-ran · straggler · bringing up the rear · dead last · trailing · ranking · standings · league table · relegation
top
Uppermost part or surface
- verseMetered poetic passage
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
- receptiveOpen to input
passive · switch · pitcher · catcher · role · preference · position
- locationhere, there, place, position, location
- "Low" meaningsground, floor, base, valley, pit
- Euphemismspass away, passed away, passed on, expecting, with child
- extremesbest, worst, biggest, smallest, highest
- hierarchyrank, ranked, authority, command, tiered
- ocean depthsshallow, deep, abyss, deep sea, deep ocean
- bottom lineEssential point or conclusion
- rock bottomLowest possible level
- bottomless pitsVoids with no floor
- at the bottomIn the lowest position
- the bottomLowest part underneath
- bottoms upDrinking toast command
bottoms, bottomless, bottomed, bottom line, bottommost, bottoming, bottomland, rock-bottom, bottomlands