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bottom

/ˈbɑ.təm/ noun A1
  1. The lowest part of anything. (countable, uncountable) · Footers appear at the bottoms of pages.
  2. The lowest or last position in a rank. (countable, uncountable) · The Red Sox are at the bottom again.
  3. A garment worn to cover the body below the torso. (countable, uncountable) · There’s a hole in her pyjama bottoms.
  4. The lowest part of a container. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)
  5. Spirits poured into a glass before adding soda water. (countable, uncountable)
  6. The second half of an inning, the home team's turn at bat. (countable, uncountable) · bottom of the ninth, bases loaded, two outs
  7. The bass or baritone instruments of a band. (countable, uncountable) · a soda and a bottom of brandy
  8. The working portion of a moldboard-style plow. (countable, uncountable) · single-bottom plow· three-bottom plow

Plural bottoms

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Before them was a great stretch of country having a floor as smooth and shining and white as the bottom of a big platter.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 129 · B2
The four travelers passed through the rest of the forest in safety, and when they came out from its gloom saw before them a steep hill, covered from top to bottom with great pieces of rock.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 137 · B2
As they reached the bottom of the stairs he had seen Mrs.
The Valley of Fear, p. 48 · C1
Just as she reached the bottom of the stair Mr.
The Valley of Fear, p. 48 · C1

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