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BOT'TOM, n. 1. The lowest part of any thing; as the bottom of a well, vat or ship; the bottom of a hill.2. The ground under any body of water; as the bottom of the sea, of a river or lake.3. The foundation or ground work of any thing, as of an edifice,or of any system or moral subject; the base, or that which supports any superstructure.4. A low ground; a dale; a valley; applied in the U. States to the flat lands adjoining rivers, &c. It is so used in some parts of England.5. The deepest part; that which is most remote from the view; as, let us examine this subject to the bottom.6. Bound; limit.There is no bottom in my voluptuousness.7. The utmost extent or depth of cavity, or of intellect, whether deep or shallow.I do see the bottom of justice Shallow.8. The foundation, considered as the cause, spring or origin; the first moving cause; as, a foreign prince is at the bottom of the confederacy.9. A ship or vessel. Goods imported in foreign bottoms pay a higher duty, than those imported in our own. Hence, a state of hazard,chance or risk; but in this sense it is used chiefly or solely in the singular. We say, venture not too much in one bottom; that is, do not hazard too much at a single risk. 10. A ball of thread. 11. The bottom of a lane or alley, is the lowest end. This phrase supposed a declivity; but it is often used for the most remote part, when there is very little declivity. 12. The bottom of beer, or other liquor,is the grounds or dregs. 13. In the language of jockeys, stamina, native strength; as a horse of good bottom. BOT'TOM, v.t. To found or build upon; to fix upon as a support; followed by on; as, sound reasoning is bottomed on just premises. 1. To furnish with a seat or bottom; as, to bottom a chair.2. To wind round something, as in making a ball of thread.BOT'TOM, v.i. To rest upon, as its ultimate support. Find on what foundation a proposition bottoms.
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BOT'TOM, n. 1. The lowest part of any thing; as the bottom of a well, vat or ship; the bottom of a hill.2. The ground under any body of water; as the bottom of the sea, of a river or lake.3. The foundation or ground work of any thing, as of an edifice,or of any system or moral subject; the base, or that which supports any superstructure.4. A low ground; a dale; a valley; applied in the U. States to the flat lands adjoining rivers, &c. It is so used in some parts of England.5. The deepest part; that which is most remote from the view; as, let us examine this subject to the bottom.6. Bound; limit.There is no bottom in my voluptuousness.7. The utmost extent or depth of cavity, or of intellect, whether deep or shallow.I do see the bottom of justice Shallow.8. The foundation, considered as the cause, spring or origin; the first moving cause; as, a foreign prince is at the bottom of the confederacy.9. A ship or vessel. Goods imported in foreign bottoms pay a higher duty, than those imported in our own. Hence, a state of hazard,chance or risk; but in this sense it is used chiefly or solely in the singular. We say, venture not too much in one bottom; that is, do not hazard too much at a single risk. 10. A ball of thread. 11. The bottom of a lane or alley, is the lowest end. This phrase supposed a declivity; but it is often used for the most remote part, when there is very little declivity. 12. The bottom of beer, or other liquor,is the grounds or dregs. 13. In the language of jockeys, stamina, native strength; as a horse of good bottom. BOT'TOM, v.t. To found or build upon; to fix upon as a support; followed by on; as, sound reasoning is bottomed on just premises. 1. To furnish with a seat or bottom; as, to bottom a chair.2. To wind round something, as in making a ball of thread.BOT'TOM, v.i. To rest upon, as its ultimate support. Find on what foundation a proposition bottoms. | BOT'TOM, n. [Sax. botm; Sw. botn; D. bodem; G. boden. It seems to be allied to Gr. βαθος, and to the Russ. pad, a valley, padayu, to fall. The sense is from throwing down, setting, laying or beating down; a dialect perhaps of basis. Class Bd.]- The lowest part of any thing; as, the bottom of a well, vat or ship; the bottom of a hill.
- The ground under any body of water; as, the bottom of the sea, of a river or lake.
- The foundation or ground work of any thing, as of an edifice, or of any system or moral subject; the base, or that which supports any superstructure.
- A low ground; a dale; a valley; applied in the United States to the flat lands adjoining rivers, &c. It is so used in some parts of England. – Mitford.
- The deepest part; that which is most remote from the view; as, let us examine this subject to the bottom.
- Bound; limit.
There is no bottom in my voluptuousness. – Shak.
- The utmost extent or depth of cavity, or of intellect, whether deep or shallow.
I do see the bottom of justice Shallow. – Shak.
- The foundation, considered as the cause, spring or origin; the first moving cause; as, a foreign prince is at the bottom of the confederacy.
- A ship or vessel. Goods imported in foreign bottoms pay a higher duty than those imported in our own. Hence, a, state of hazard, chance or risk; but in this sense it is used chiefly or solely in the singular. We say, venture not too much in one bottom; that is, do not hazard too much at a single risk.
- A ball of thread. [W. botwm, a button; Corn. id. See Bottle.]
- The bottom of a lane or alley, is the lowest end. This phrase supposes a declivity; but it is often used for the most remote part, when there is very little declivity.
- The bottom of beer, or other liquor, is the grounds or dregs.
- In the language of jockeys, stamina, native strength; as, a horse of good bottom.
BOT'TOM, v.i.To rest upon, as its ultimate support.
Find on what foundation a proposition bottoms. – Locke. BOT'TOM, v.t.- To found or build upon; to fix upon as a support; followed by on; as, sound reasoning is bottomed on just premises.
- To furnish with a seat or bottom; as, to bottom a chair.
- To wind round something, as in making a ball of thread. – Shak.
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- The lowest part of anything;
the foot; as, the bottom of a tree or well; the bottom of a
hill, a lane, or a page.
- Of or pertaining to the
bottom; fundamental; lowest; under; as, bottom rock; the
bottom board of a wagon box; bottom prices.
- To found or build upon] to fix upon as a
support; -- followed by on or upon.
- To
rest, as upon an ultimate support; to be based or grounded; -- usually with
on or upon.
- A ball or skein of thread; a
cocoon.
- To wind round something,
as in making a ball of thread.
- The part of anything which is beneath the
contents and supports them, as the part of a chair on which a person sits,
the circular base or lower head of a cask or tub, or the plank floor of a
ship's hold; the under surface.
- To furnish with a bottom; as, to bottom a
chair.
- To reach or impinge against the bottom, so as to
impede free action, as when the point of a cog strikes the bottom of a
space between two other cogs, or a piston the end of a cylinder.
- That upon which anything rests or is founded, in
a literal or a figurative sense; foundation; groundwork.
- To reach or get to the bottom of.
- The bed of a body of water, as of a river, lake,
sea.
- The fundament; the buttocks.
- An abyss.
- Low land formed by alluvial deposits along a
river; low-lying ground; a dale; a valley.
- The part of a ship which is
ordinarily under water; hence, the vessel itself; a ship.
- Power of endurance; as, a horse of a good
bottom.
- Dregs or grounds; lees; sediment.
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Bottom BOT'TOM, noun 1. The lowest part of any thing; as the bottom of a well, vat or ship; the bottom of a hill. 2. The ground under any body of water; as the bottom of the sea, of a river or lake. 3. The foundation or ground work of any thing, as of an edifice, or of any system or moral subject; the base, or that which supports any superstructure. 4. A low ground; a dale; a valley; applied in the U. States to the flat lands adjoining rivers, etc. It is so used in some parts of England. 5. The deepest part; that which is most remote from the view; as, let us examine this subject to the bottom 6. Bound; limit. There is no bottom in my voluptuousness. 7. The utmost extent or depth of cavity, or of intellect, whether deep or shallow. I do see the bottom of justice Shallow. 8. The foundation, considered as the cause, spring or origin; the first moving cause; as, a foreign prince is at the bottom of the confederacy. 9. A ship or vessel. Goods imported in foreign bottoms pay a higher duty, than those imported in our own. Hence, a state of hazard, chance or risk; but in this sense it is used chiefly or solely in the singular. We say, venture not too much in one bottom; that is, do not hazard too much at a single risk. 10. A ball of thread. 11. The bottom of a lane or alley, is the lowest end. This phrase supposed a declivity; but it is often used for the most remote part, when there is very little declivity. 12. The bottom of beer, or other liquor, is the grounds or dregs. 13. In the language of jockeys, stamina, native strength; as a horse of good bottom BOT'TOM, verb transitive To found or build upon; to fix upon as a support; followed by on; as, sound reasoning is bottomed on just premises. 1. To furnish with a seat or bottom; as, to bottom a chair. 2. To wind round something, as in making a ball of thread. BOT'TOM, verb intransitive To rest upon, as its ultimate support. Find on what foundation a proposition bottoms.
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