to reach the bottom

  • 21Bottom — Bot tom (b[o^]t t[u^]m), n. [OE. botum, botme, AS. botm; akin to OS. bodom, D. bodem, OHG. podam, G. boden, Icel. botn, Sw. botten, Dan. bund (for budn), L. fundus (for fudnus), Gr. pyqmh n (for fyqmh n), Skr. budhna (for bhudhna), and Ir. bonn… …

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  • 22Bottom line (disambiguation) — Bottom line may refer to: *The Bottom Line, a biweekly alternative student newspaper sponsored by the Associated Students of the University of California Santa Barbara *ESPN sports scores and news (ESPN BottomLine). *the bottom line, or net… …

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  • 23Bottom water — is the lowermost water mass in a water body, by its bottom, with distinct characteristics, in terms of physics, chemistry, and ecology.OceanologyIn oceanology, bottom water is by the ocean floor. It has characteristics are markedly distinct from… …

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  • 24bottom — ► NOUN 1) the lowest point or part of something. 2) the furthest point or part of something. 3) the lowest position in a competition or ranking. 4) chiefly Brit. a person s buttocks. 5) (also bottoms) the lower half of a two piece garment. ► ADJE …

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  • 25bottom — [bät′əm] n. [ME botme < OE botm, bodan, ground, soil < IE * bhudh men < base * bhudh > L fundus, ground, Gr pythmen, bottom, Ger boden] 1. the lowest part 2. a) the lowest or last place or position [the bottom of the class] b)… …

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  • 26bottom line — {n.}, {informal} (stress on line ) 1. The last word on a controversial issue; a final decision. * / Give me the bottom line on the proposed merger, said John./ 2. The naked truth without embellishments. * /Look, the bottom line is that poor Max… …

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  • 27bottom line — {n.}, {informal} (stress on line ) 1. The last word on a controversial issue; a final decision. * / Give me the bottom line on the proposed merger, said John./ 2. The naked truth without embellishments. * /Look, the bottom line is that poor Max… …

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  • 28bottom out — {v. phr.} To reach the lowest point (said chiefly of economic cycles). * /According to the leading economic indicators the recession will bottom out within the next two months./ …

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  • 29bottom out — {v. phr.} To reach the lowest point (said chiefly of economic cycles). * /According to the leading economic indicators the recession will bottom out within the next two months./ …

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  • 30The House (The Keys to the Kingdom) — The House is a domain that serves as the center of the universe in the Keys to the Kingdom series by Australian author Garth Nix. Anything in creation not in the House, such as earth (the solar system and indeed this universe), is part of the… …

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