bottom-feeding
[ bot-uh m-fee-ding ]
/ ˈbɒt əmˌfi dɪŋ /
noun
the activities of a bottom feeder.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie, but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
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Words nearby bottom-feeding
bottom out, bottom quark, bottom round, bottom time, bottom yeast, bottom-feeding, bottom-fish, bottom-liner, bottom-of-the-line, bottom-up, bottom-up processing
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Example sentences from the Web for bottom-feeding
Mary Elizabeth Williams of Salon labels the show a “crass stunt” on a “bottom-feeding vortex of sadness network.”
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Bottom-feeding fishes bore toward the bottom or struggle in mid-water.
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