Definition of bottom

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Bottom (n.) The part of a ship which is ordinarily under water; hence, the vessel itself; a ship..

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Tiller :: Tiller (n.) A shoot of a plant, springing from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sucker..
Sole :: Sole (n.) The bottom of a shoe or boot, or the piece of leather which constitutes the bottom..
Tops-and-bottoms :: Tops-and-bottoms (n. pl.) Small rolls of dough, baked, cut in halves, and then browned in an oven, -- used as food for infants..
Unbottomed :: Unbottomed (a.) Deprived of a bottom.
Flat :: Flat (n.) A flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small draught..
Respondentia :: Respondentia (n.) A loan upon goods laden on board a ship. It differs from bottomry, which is a loan on the ship itself..
Spur :: Spur (n.) A projection from the round base of a column, occupying the angle of a square plinth upon which the base rests, or bringing the bottom bed of the base to a nearly square form. It is generally carved in leafage..
Bell Jar :: Bell jar () A glass vessel, varying in size, open at the bottom and closed at the top like a bell, and having a knob or handle at the top for lifting it. It is used for a great variety of purposes; as, with the air pump, and for holding gases, also for keeping the dust from articles exposed to view..
Pile :: Pile (n.) A large stake, or piece of timber, pointed and driven into the earth, as at the bottom of a river, or in a harbor where the ground is soft, for the support of a building, a pier, or other superstructure, or to form a cofferdam, etc..
Bottomed :: Bottomed (a.) Having at the bottom, or as a bottom; resting upon a bottom; grounded; -- mostly, in composition; as, sharp-bottomed; well-bottomed..
Taenia :: Taenia (n.) The fillet, or band, at the bottom of a Doric frieze, separating it from the architrave..
Abysmal :: Abysmal (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound..
Tangle :: Tangle (v.) An instrument consisting essentially of an iron bar to which are attached swabs, or bundles of frayed rope, or other similar substances, -- used to capture starfishes, sea urchins, and other similar creatures living at the bottom of the sea..
Fathom :: Fathom (v. t.) The measure by a sounding line; especially, to sound the depth of; to penetrate, measure, and comprehend; to get to the bottom of..
Scow :: Scow (n.) A large flat-bottomed boat, having broad, square ends..
Precipitate :: Precipitate (n.) An insoluble substance separated from a solution in a concrete state by the action of some reagent added to the solution, or of some force, such as heat or cold. The precipitate may fall to the bottom (whence the name), may be diffused through the solution, or may float at or near the surface..
Scuttle :: Scuttle (n.) A small opening or hatchway in the deck of a ship, large enough to admit a man, and with a lid for covering it, also, a like hole in the side or bottom of a ship..
Roxburgh :: Roxburgh (n.) A style of bookbinding in which the back is plain leather, the sides paper or cloth, the top gilt-edged, but the front and bottom left uncut..
Dragnet :: Dragnet (n.) A net to be drawn along the bottom of a body of water, as in fishing..
Pale :: Pale (n.) A pointed stake or slat, either driven into the ground, or fastened to a rail at the top and bottom, for fencing or inclosing; a picket..
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