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Idioms about bottom

Origin of bottom

First recorded 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
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How to use bottom in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for bottom

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
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Other Idioms and Phrases with bottom

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