Idioms for bottom

Origin of bottom

before 1000; Middle English botme, Old English botm; akin to Old Norse botn, Dutch bodem, German Boden, Latin fundus, Greek pythmḗn, Sanskrit budhná

OTHER WORDS FROM bottom

un·bot·tom, verb (used with object) un·der·bot·tom, noun

Example sentences from the Web for bottoming

British Dictionary definitions for bottoming (1 of 2)

bottoming
/ (ˈbɒtəmɪŋ) /

noun

the lowest level of foundation material for a road or other structure

British Dictionary definitions for bottoming (2 of 2)

bottom
/ (ˈbɒtəm) /

noun

adjective (prenominal)

verb

See also bottom out

Word Origin for bottom

Old English botm; related to Old Norse botn, Old High German bodam, Latin fundus, Greek puthmēn

Idioms and Phrases with bottoming

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