the bottom
Where things settle
The bottom is the lowest or deepest part of something: the bottom of the ocean, the bottom of the stairs.
It also means the underside or base: the bottom of the pan.
In rankings, the bottom is last place: He finished at the bottom of his class.
Informally, the bottom is the buttocks.
In sexual slang, particularly among gay men, the bottom is the receptive partner during intercourse—contrasted with the top.
- floorIndoor walking surface
- ocean floorUnderwater continental surface
- undersideLower surface of something
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- groundSolid surface underfoot
nadir · seabed · root · underling · subordinate · buttocks · abyss · valley · hull · underpinning · sole · substratum · riverbed · rump · lowest · apprentice · underneath · junior
- figurative placeslimbo, crossroads, dead end, comfort zone, happy place
the bottomthe crown
Monarch's ceremonial headwear
high point · the heavens · up above · up top
the bottomfirst place
Winning position
the elite · top brass · pole position · the throne · number one
bottom, bottoms, bottomless, bottomed, bottommost, bottoming, rock-bottom, bottomlessness