bottommost

bottommost
bottom ► 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.
► ADJECTIVE 1) in the lowest position. 2) in the furthest position away in a downhill direction.
► VERB 1) (of a ship) touch the bottom of the sea. 2) (bottom out) (of a situation) reach the lowest point before stabilizing or improving. 3) Austral./NZ excavate to the level of a mineral-bearing stratum.
● at bottom — Cf. ↑at bottom
● be at the bottom of — Cf. ↑be at the bottom of
● the bottom falls (or drops) out of something — Cf. ↑the bottom falls out of something
● bottoms up! — Cf. ↑bottoms up!
● get to the bottom of — Cf. ↑get to the bottom of
DERIVATIVES bottomless adjective bottommost adjective.
ORIGIN Old English.

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