Definition of bottom

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Bottom (v. i.) To rest, as upon an ultimate support; to be based or grounded; -- usually with on or upon..

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Bac :: Bac (n.) A broad, flatbottomed ferryboat, usually worked by a rope..
Paravail :: Paravail (a.) At the bottom; lowest.
Tiebeam :: Tiebeam (n.) A beam acting as a tie, as at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters, to prevent them from thrusting out the wall. See Illust. of Timbers, under Roof..
Bottomless :: Bottomless (a.) Without a bottom; hence, fathomless; baseless; as, a bottomless abyss..
Hypothecation :: Hypothecation (n.) A contract whereby, in consideration of money advanced for the necessities of the ship, the vessel, freight, or cargo is made liable for its repayment, provided the ship arrives in safety. It is usually effected by a bottomry bond. See Bottomry..
Sheathing :: Sheathing (n.) The casing or covering of a ship's bottom and sides; the materials for such covering; as, copper sheathing..
Chauffer :: Chauffer (n.) A table stove or small furnace, usually a cylindrical box of sheet iron, with a grate at the bottom, and an open top..
Nappy :: Nappy (n.) A round earthen dish, with a flat bottom and sloping sides..
Probe :: Probe (v. t.) Fig.: to search to the bottom; to scrutinize or examine thoroughly.
Intercolumniation :: Intercolumniation (n.) The clear space between two columns, measured at the bottom of their shafts..
Rudiment :: Rudiment (n.) That which is unformed or undeveloped; the principle which lies at the bottom of any development; an unfinished beginning.
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..
Carte Blanche :: Carte blanche () A blank paper, with a person's signature, etc., at the bottom, given to another person, with permission to superscribe what conditions he pleases. Hence: Unconditional terms; unlimited authority..
Flooring :: Flooring (n.) A platform; the bottom of a room; a floor; pavement. See Floor, n..
Well :: Well (v. i.) A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in the bottom to let in water for the preservation of fish alive while they are transported to market..
Crapaudine :: Crapaudine (n.) Turning on pivots at the top and bottom; -- said of a door.
Talon :: Talon (n.) A kind of molding, concave at the bottom and convex at the top; -- usually called an ogee..
Sill :: Sill (n.) A piece of timber across the bottom of a canal lock for the gates to shut against.
Buoy :: Buoy (n.) A float; esp. a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position of something beneath the water, as an anchor, shoal, rock, etc..
Skin :: Skin (n.) The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing..
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