{ "term": "bottom", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the lowest part of something", "sensetop": "at the bottom of somethingat the bottom", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "the bottom of the screen/stairs/hill" }, { "text": "Footnotes are given at the bottom of each page.", "contextForm": "at the bottom of something" }, { "text": "The book I want is right at the bottom *(= of the pile)*.", "contextForm": "at the bottom" }, { "text": "The wind blew through gaps at the top and bottom of the door." }, { "text": "farmers who lived in the valley bottoms" }, { "text": "He reached the bottom of the steps in no time." }, { "text": "We rode along the bottom of the valley." }, { "text": "We walked to the bottom of the hill." }, { "text": "She was waiting near the bottom of the stairs." }, { "text": "There are subtitles along the bottom of the screen." }, { "text": "It took them six hours to reach the bottom of the mountain." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["false"], "verb + bottom": ["arrive at", "fall to", "get to"], "bottom + noun": ["end", "half"], "preposition": ["along the bottom", "at the bottom", "from the bottom"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "the part of something that faces downwards and is not usually seen", "sensetop": "on the bottom of something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The bottom of the pan was all sticky." }, { "text": "The ingredients are listed on the bottom of the box", "contextForm": "on the bottom of something" }, { "text": "The manufacturer's name is on the bottom of the plate." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["false"], "verb + bottom": ["arrive at", "fall to", "get to"], "bottom + noun": ["end", "half"], "preposition": ["along the bottom", "at the bottom", "from the bottom"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "the lowest surface on the inside of a container", "sensetop": "at the bottom of something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Line the bottom of the cage with newspaper." }, { "text": "I found some coins at the bottom of my bag.", "contextForm": "at the bottom of something" }, { "text": "a case with a false bottom" }, { "text": "strange sounds from the bottom of the well" }, { "text": "Allow the tea leaves to settle to the bottom of the cup." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["false"], "verb + bottom": ["arrive at", "fall to", "get to"], "bottom + noun": ["end", "half"], "preposition": ["along the bottom", "at the bottom", "from the bottom"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "the ground below the water in a lake, the sea, a swimming pool, etc.", "sensetop": "on the bottom (of something)to the bottom (of something)", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I feel safe as long as I can touch the bottom." }, { "text": "He dived in and hit his head on the bottom.", "contextForm": "on the bottom (of something)" }, { "text": "The boat sank to the bottom of the sea.", "contextForm": "to the bottom (of something)" }, { "text": "She could only just touch the bottom." }, { "text": "These fish spend most of their lives on the river bottom." } ], "topics": ["Geography"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["false"], "verb + bottom": ["arrive at", "fall to", "get to"], "bottom + noun": ["end", "half"], "preposition": ["along the bottom", "at the bottom", "from the bottom"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "the lowest position in a class, on a list, etc.; a person, team, etc. that is in this position", "sensetop": "at the bottom of somethingat the bottom", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "When the list came out, my name was near the bottom." }, { "text": "I was always bottom of the class in math." }, { "text": "a battle between the teams at the bottom of the league", "contextForm": "at the bottom of something" }, { "text": "You have to be prepared to start at the bottom and work your way up.", "contextForm": "at the bottom" }, { "text": "He's near the bottom of the class." }, { "text": "He started at the bottom and worked his way up through the company." }, { "text": "Things are much worse at the bottom of the educational ladder." }, { "text": "In terms of economic performance, we are near the bottom of the table." } ], "collocations": { "verb + bottom": ["start at", "work up from"], "preposition": [ "at the bottom", "near the bottom", "towards/​toward the bottom" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "the part of the body that you sit on", "labels": "(especially British English)", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "We sat on our bottoms on the damp grass." } ], "topics": ["Body"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["bare"], "verb + bottom": ["slap", "smack", "spank"] } }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "the lower part of a set of clothes that consists of two pieces", "examples": [ { "text": "a pair of pyjama/tracksuit bottoms" }, { "text": "a bikini bottom" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "the part of something that is furthest from you, your house, etc.", "sensetop": "at the bottom of something", "labels": "(especially British English)", "examples": [ { "text": "There was a stream at the bottom of the garden.", "contextForm": "at the bottom of something" }, { "text": "I went to the school at the bottom of our street." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "the lower part of a ship that is below the surface of the water", "cefr": "b1", "examples": [], "topics": ["Transport by water"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["false"], "verb + bottom": ["arrive at", "fall to", "get to"], "bottom + noun": ["end", "half"], "preposition": ["along the bottom", "at the bottom", "from the bottom"] } }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "having the type of bottom mentioned", "examples": [ { "text": "a flat-bottomed boat" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say what somebody/something is really like", "examples": [ { "text": "Their offer to help was at bottom self-centred." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "high up/low down in the structure of an organization or a society", "examples": [ { "text": "These workers are at the bottom of the economic heap." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be the original cause of something, especially something unpleasant", "examples": [ { "text": "We need to find out what lies at the bottom of these fears." }, { "text": "I'd love to know what lies at the bottom of all this." } ], "topics": ["Change, cause and effect"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "people stop buying or using the products of a particular industry", "examples": [ { "text": "The bottom has fallen out of the travel market." } ], "topics": ["Money"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "in the least/most important position in a group of people or things", "examples": [ { "text": "It’s been 20 years since a British player was top of the pile." }, { "text": "The government is doing little to help those at the bottom of the social pile." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to express good wishes when drinking alcohol, or to tell somebody to finish their drink", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "in a way that is sincere", "examples": [ { "text": "I beg you, from the bottom of my heart, to spare his life." }, { "text": "It was clearly an offer that came from the heart." }, { "text": "I could tell he spoke from the heart." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "going to every part of a place in a very careful way", "examples": [ { "text": "We cleaned the house from top to bottom." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to find out the real cause of something, especially something unpleasant", "examples": [ { "text": "I won’t rest until I’ve got to the bottom of this!" }, { "text": "The only way to get to the bottom of it is to confront the chairman." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a situation in which companies and countries compete with each other to produce goods as cheaply as possible by paying low wages and giving workers poor conditions and few rights", "examples": [ { "text": "They are caught in the cheap food syndrome, the race to the bottom, the chase for the lowest cost of production globally." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to have to use things or people that are not the best or most suitable because the ones that were the best or most suitable are no longer available", "labels": "(disapproving)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to reach the ground at the bottom of an area of water", "examples": [ { "text": "I put my feet down and touched bottom." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to reach the worst possible state or condition", "examples": [ { "text": "Her career really touched bottom with that movie." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈbɒtəm/", "audio": "bo/bottom/bottom__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈbɑːtəm/", "audio": "bo/bottom/bottom__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English botm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bodem ‘bottom, ground’ and German Boden ‘ground, earth’." }