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# bottom

«bottom» in Mova's school dictionary: **the lowest part of something** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (bottom, bottoms); adjective (bottom)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The bottom is the lowest part of something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bottom/#m1)

2) The bottom is the ground under water, like the bottom of the sea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bottom/#m2)

3) Your bottom is the part of your body you sit on. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bottom/#m3)

4) The bottom of a list or a class is the last place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bottom/#m4)

5) The bottom of something can also be the real cause or source hidden behind it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bottom/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

the lowest place, row or shelf; sometimes the base of a shape; phrases «at the bottom», «from top to bottom», «bottom line», «bottoms up», «get to the bottom of» (find the real cause)

### examples

- The bottom shelf holds 15 books. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bottom/#x1)
- He climbs from the bottom to the top of 40 steps. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bottom/#x2)
- The bottom row has 9 cans. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bottom/#x3)
- The fish swims at the bottom of the tank. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bottom/#x4)
- Write your name at the bottom of the page. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bottom/#x5)
- We cleaned the house from top to bottom. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bottom/#x6)
- The detective got to the bottom of the mystery. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bottom/#x7)
- The baby fell on her bottom. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bottom/#x8)
- A stone sank to the bottom of the pond. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bottom/#x9)
- Our team was at the bottom of the table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bottom/#x10)
- There must be a Princess at the bottom of this.’ [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bottom/#x11)

### note

A position, not an amount. Trap: in a stack of rows, the bottom row is often the biggest. «Bottom» of a fraction is the denominator. The opposite is «top».

### In the corpora

- [At the bottom are the facts: dates, official statements from the Palace, things filmed for everyone to see.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/44-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-wedding-a-move-to-america-an-interview-and-a-book/3/)
- [Vivid example: in Toronto, red letters slide across the bottom of a cartoon: BREAKING NEWS.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion/5/)
- [Dubbing means recording new voices in another language; some countries prefer subtitles, the written words at the bottom of the screen.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/24-voices-sound-and-music-in-films-and-cartoons/8/)
- [A full set of baby teeth, also called milk teeth, has 20 teeth: ten on top and ten on the bottom.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/351-teeth-baby-teeth-grown-up-teeth-and-wobbly-teeth/4/)
- [Your pet rabbit bends down and eats something straight from its own bottom.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/398-poo-wee-and-smells-rabbits-that-eat-their-droppings-dung-beetles-and-the-smelliest-animals/0/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «bottom» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bottom/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.