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  • 1bottom fish — n. any fish that feeds or lives near the bottom of a body of water, as a flounder or catfish …

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  • 2bottom — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 lowest part of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ false ▪ a case with a false bottom VERB + BOTTOM ▪ arrive at, fall to, get to, reach …

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  • 3bottom water — Lowermost layer of ocean water that can be distinguished by its characteristic low temperature, high density, and low oxygen content compared with surface waters. Most bottom waters are formed near Antarctica during the southern winter. The… …

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  • 4Near East — The original Near East; that is, the Ottoman Empire at the beginning of the eastern question. The term is only meaningful as a contrast to Far East. Much of the original extent is south; moreover, countries such as Greece disavow any association… …

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  • 5Bottom trawling — The Celtic Explorer, a research vessel engaged in bottom trawling …

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  • 6bottom — /bot euhm/, n. 1. the lowest or deepest part of anything, as distinguished from the top: the bottom of a hill; the bottom of a page. 2. the under or lower side; underside: the bottom of a typewriter. 3. the ground under any body of water: the… …

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  • 7bottom — Refers to the base support level for market prices of any type. Also used in the context of securities to refer to the lowest market price of a security during a specific time frame. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. bottom bot‧tom 1… …

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  • 8Bottom feeder — A bottom feeder is an aquatic animal that feeds on or near the bottom of a body of water. The body of water could be the ocean, a lake, a river, or an aquarium. Bottom feeder is a general term which is used particularly in the context of… …

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  • 9bottom — bot•tom [[t]ˈbɒt əm[/t]] n. 1) the lowest or deepest part of anything, as distinguished from the top: the bottom of a page; ice on the bottom of the glass[/ex] 2) the under or lower side; underside: the bottom of a typewriter[/ex] 3) the ground… …

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  • 10bottom fisher — An investor seeking stocks that have fallen to prices at or near their bottom, which he or she believes will trend up in the future. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * bottom fisher ˈbottom ˌfisher noun [countable] FINANCE someone who invests… …

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