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nautical
1. adj. Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen.
nautical charts
of
1. prep. Expressing distance or motion.
2. prep. (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off".
3. prep. (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.).
4. prep. From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.).
There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage.
5. prep. (North America, Scotland, Ireland) Before (the hour); to.
What's the time? / Nearly a quarter of three.
6. prep. Expressing separation.
7. prep. (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.)
Finally she was relieved of the burden of caring for her sick husband.
8. prep. (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective.)
He seemed devoid of human feelings.
9. prep. (obsolete) (Indicating removal, absence or separation, construed with an intransitive verb.)
10. prep. Expressing origin.
11. prep. (Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.)
The word is believed to be of Japanese origin.
12. prep. (Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation); from, out of, as an expression of.
The invention was born of necessity.
13. prep. (following an intransitive verb) (Indicates the source or cause of the verb.)
It is said that she died of a broken heart.
14. prep. (following an adjective) (Indicates the subject or cause of the adjective.)
I am tired of all this nonsense.
15. prep. Expressing agency.
16. prep. (following a passive verb) (Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).)
I am not particularly enamoured of this idea.
17. prep. (Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase) (see also 'Possession' senses below).
The contract can be terminated at any time with the agreement of both parties.
18. prep. (following an adjective) (Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective.)
It was very brave of you to speak out like that.
19. prep. Expressing composition, substance.
20. prep. (after a verb expressing construction, making etc.) (Used to indicate the material or substance used.)
Many 'corks' are now actually made of plastic.
21. prep. (directly following a noun) (Used to indicate the material of the just-mentioned object.)
She wore a dress of silk.
22. prep. (Indicating the composition of a given collective or quantitative noun.)
What a lot of nonsense!
23. prep. (Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class.)
Welcome to the historic town of Harwich.
24. prep. (Links two nouns in near-apposition, with the first qualifying the second); "which is also".
I'm not driving this wreck of a car.
25. prep. Introducing subject matter.
26. prep. (Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-ma
I'm always thinking of you.
27. prep. (following a noun (now chiefly nouns of knowledge, communication etc.)) (Introduces its subject matter); about, concerning.
He told us the story of his journey to India.
28. prep. (following an adjective) (Introduces its subject matter.)
This behaviour is typical of teenagers.
29. prep. Having partitive effect.
30. prep. (following a number or other quantitive word) (Introduces the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment); "from among".
Most of these apples are rotten.
31. prep. (following a noun) (Indicates a given part.)
32. prep. (now archaic, literary, with preceding partitive word assumed, or as a predicate after to be) Some, an amount of, one of.
On the whole, they seem to be of the decent sort.
33. prep. (Links to a genitive noun or possessive pronoun, with partitive effect (though now often merged with possessive senses, below).)
He is a friend of mine.
34. prep. Expressing possession.
35. prep. Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above.
He was perhaps the most famous scientist of the twentieth century.
36. prep. Belonging to (a place) through having title, ownership or control over it.
The owner of the nightclub was arrested.
37. prep. Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; (the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this inter
Keep the handle of the saucepan away from the flames.
38. prep. Forming the "objective genitive".
39. prep. (Follows an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action.)
She had a profound distrust of the police.
40. prep. Expressing qualities or characteristics.
41. prep. (now archaic, or literary) (Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier); in respect to, as regards.
My companion seemed affable and easy of manner.
42. prep. (Indicates a quality or characteristic); "characterized by".
Pooh was said to be a bear of very little brain.
43. prep. (Indicates quantity, age, price, etc.)
We have been paying interest at a rate of 10%.
44. prep. (US, informal considered incorrect by some) (Used to link singular indefinite nouns (preceded by the indefinite article) and attributive adjectives mod
It's not that big of a deal.
45. prep. Expressing a point in time.
46. prep. (chiefly regional) During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity.
Of an evening, we would often go for a stroll along the river.
47. prep. (UK dialectal, chiefly in negative constructions) For (a given length of time).
I've not tekken her out of a goodly long while.
48. prep. (after a noun) (Indicates duration of a state, activity etc.)
After a delay of three hours, the plane finally took off.
a
1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group.
There was a man here looking for you yesterday.
2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word.
I've seen it happen a hundred times.
3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003)
We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London.
4. art. The same; one.
We are of a mind on matters of morals.
5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007)
A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.
He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?
6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc.
7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.
The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.
8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
Stand a tiptoe.
9. prep. To do with separation; In, into.
Torn a pieces.
10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by.
I brush my teeth twice a day.
11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with.
12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.
A God’s name.
13. prep. To do with status; In.
King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18)
To set the people a worke.
14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’
The times, they are a-changin'.
15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21
Jacob, when he was a dying
16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.
17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have.
I'd a come, if you'd a asked.
18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He.
19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah.
20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of.
The name of John a Gaunt.
21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All.
22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All.
normally
1. adv. Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Normally, I eat breakfast at 6am, but today, I got up late and didn't eat until 9.
2. adv. In the expected or customary manner.
Lisa ate normally, until she realised that she was late for choir, when she sped up.
3. adv. To a usual or customary extent or degree.
He was abnormally agitated, she only normally so.
4. adv. (mathematics, statistics) In the manner of a variable with a Gaussian distribution.
floating
1. adj. That floats or float.
floating buoys
2. adj. Not fixed in position, opinion etc.; free to move or drift.
The outcome of the forthcoming election is still unclear due to the large number of floating voters.
In China, the large floating population has tended to gravitate to cities.
You can drag the floating toolbars to any position on the screen.
3. adj. (linguistics, of a tone) that is not attached to any consonant or vowel within its morpheme.
4. v. present participle of float
5. n. (in the plural) Material that floats in a liquid.
float
1. v. (intransitive) Of an object or substance, to be supported by a liquid of greater density than the object so as that part of the object or substance remains above the surface.
The boat floated on the water.
The oil floated on the vinegar.
2. v. To cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density.
to float a boat
3. v. (intransitive) To be capable of floating.
That boat doesn’t float.
Oil floats on vinegar.
4. v. (intransitive) To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating
I’d love to just float downstream.
5. v. (intransitive) To drift or wander aimlessly.
I’m not sure where they went... they’re floating around here somewhere.
Images from my childhood floated through my mind.
6. v. (intransitive) To drift gently through the air.
The balloon floated off into the distance.
7. v. (intransitive) To move in a fluid manner.
The dancer floated gracefully around the stage.
8. v. (intransitive, colloquial) (of an idea or scheme) To be viable.
That’s a daft idea... it’ll never float.
9. v. To propose (an idea) for consideration.
I floated the idea of free ice-cream on Fridays, but no one was interested.
10. v. (intransitive) To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.
11. v. (intransitive, finance) (of currencies) To have an exchange value determined by the markets as opposed to by rule.
The yen floats against the dollar.
12. v. (transitive, finance) To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.
The government floated the pound in January.
Increased pressure on Thailand’s currency, the baht, in 1997 led to a crisis that forced the government to float the currency.
13. v. (transitive, colloquial) To extend a short-term loan to.
Could you float me $50 until payday?
14. v. (transitive, finance) To issue or sell shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange.
15. v. To use a float (tool).
It is time to float this horse's teeth.
16. v. (poker) To perform a float.
17. v. (computing, transitive) To cause (an element within a document) to float above or beside others.
18. n. A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
Attach the float and the weight to the fishing line, above the hook.
19. n. A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.
20. n. A float board.
21. n. A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.
22. n. A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.
When pouring a new driveway, you can use a two-by-four as a float.
23. n. An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.
That float covered in roses is very pretty.
24. n. (British) A small vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.
25. n. (finance) Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid.
Our bank does a nightly sweep of accounts, to adjust the float so we stay within our reserves limit.
26. n. (finance, Australia, and other Commonwealth countries?) An offering of shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, normally followed by a listing on a stock exchange.
2006, You don't actually need a broker to buy shares in a float when a company is about to be listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. — Australian Securities and Investments Commission f
27. n. (banking) The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account.
No sir, your current float is not taken into account, when assets are legally garnished.
28. n. (insurance) Premiums taken in but not yet paid out.
We make a lot of interest from our nightly float.
29. n. (programming) A floating-point number, especially one that has lower precision than a double.
That routine should not have used an int; it should be a float.
30. n. A soft beverage with a scoop of ice-cream floating in it.
It's true - I don't consider anything other than root-beer with vanilla ice-cream to be a "real" float.
31. n. A small sum of money put in a cashier's till at the start of business to enable change to be made.
32. n. (poker) A maneuver where a player calls on the flop or turn with a weak hand, with the intention of bluffing after a subsequent community card.
33. n. (knitting) One of the loose ends of yarn on an unfinished work.
34. n. (automotive) a car carrier or car transporter truck or truck-and-trailer combination
35. n. (transport) a lowboy trailer
36. n. (tempering) A device sending a copious stream of water to the heated surface of a bulky object, such as an anvil or die.
37. n. (obsolete) The act of flowing; flux; flow.
38. n. A quantity of earth, eighteen feet square and one foot deep.
39. n. A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.
40. n. (dated) A coal cart.
41. n. A breakdancing move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands.
42. n. (computing) A visual style on a web page that causes the styled elements to float above or beside others.
craft
1. n. (obsolete) Strength; power; might; force.
2. n. Intellectual power; skill; art.
3. n. Ability, skilfulness, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution; dexterity in managing affairs, adroitness, practical cunning;
4. n. Cunning, art, skill, or dexterity applied to bad purposes; artifice; guile; subtlety; shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception.
5. n. (obsolete) Occult art, magic.
6. n. (obsolete in the general sense) A work or product of art.
7. n. (collective or plural) Handmade items, especially domestic or decorative objects; handicrafts.
8. n. (obsolete) A device, a means; a magical device, spell or enchantment.
9. n. (obsolete) Learning of the schools, scholarship; a branch of learning or knowledge, a science, especially one of the ‘seven liberal arts’ of the medieval universities.
10. n. Skill, skilfulness, art, especially the skill needed for a particular profession.
The craft of writing plays.
11. n. (plural crafts) A branch of skilled work or trade, especially one requiring manual dexterity or artistic skill, but sometimes applied equally to any business, calling or profession; the skilled practi
The carpenter's craft.
He learned his craft as an apprentice.
12. n. A trade or profession as embodied in its practitioners collectively; the members of a trade or handicraft as a body; an association of these; a trade's union, guild, or ‘company’.
She represented the craft of brewers.
13. n. (plural craft) A vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space.
14. n. (nautical) Boats, especially of smaller size than ships. Historically primarily applied to vessels engaged in loading or unloading of other vessels, as
15. n. (nautical, British Royal Navy) Those vessels attendant on a fleet, such as cutters, schooners, and gun-boats, generally commanded by lieutenants.
16. n. (figurative) A woman.
17. n. (fishing) Implements used in catching fish, such as net, line, or hook. Modern use primarily in whaling, as in harpoons, hand-lances, etc..
18. v. To make by hand and with much skill.
19. v. To construct, develop something (like a skilled craftsman): "state crafting", "crafting global policing".
20. v. (video games) to combine multiple items to form a new item
resting
1. n. The action of rest
2. n. A place where one can rest; a resting-place.
3. n. A pause; a break; an interlude.
4. adj. That which rests; that which is not in action or in the process of growth.
5. adj. Unemployed.
6. adj. Remaining; stationary.
7. v. present participle of rest
rest
1. n. (of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
I need to get a good rest tonight; I was up late last night.
The sun sets, and the workers go to their rest.
2. n. Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
We took a rest at the top of the hill to get our breath back.
3. n. Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
It was nice to have a rest from the phone ringing when I unplugged it for a while.
4. n. (of an object or concept) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
The boulder came to rest just behind the house after rolling down the mountain.
The ocean was finally at rest.
Now that we're all in agreement, we can put that issue to rest.
5. n. (euphemistic) A final position after death.
She was laid to rest in the village cemetery.
6. n. (music) A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
Remember there's a rest at the end of the fourth bar.
7. n. (music) A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
8. n. (physics) Absence of motion.
The body's centre of gravity may affect its state of rest.
9. n. (snooker) A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the cue ball is otherwise out of reach.
Higgins can't quite reach the white with his cue, so he'll be using the rest.
10. n. Any object designed to be used to support something else.
She put the phone receiver back in its rest.
He placed his hands on the arm rests of the chair.
11. n. A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.
12. n. A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
13. n. (poetry) A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.
14. n. The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Often, specifically, the intervals after which compound interest is added to capital.
15. n. (dated) A set or game at tennis.
16. v. (intransitive) To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
17. v. (intransitive) To come to a pause or an end; end.
18. v. (intransitive) To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
19. v. (intransitive, transitive, reflexive) To be or to put into a state of rest.
My day's work is over; now I will rest. We need to rest the horses before we ride any further. I shall not rest until I have uncovered the truth. Rest assure
20. v. (intransitive) To stay, remain, be situated.
The blame seems to rest with your father.
21. v. (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To lean, lie, or lay.
A column rests on its pedestal.
I rested my head in my hands. She rested against my shoulder. I rested against the wall for a minute.
22. v. (intransitive, transitive, legal, US) To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding, and thus to wait for the outcome (however, one is still generally available to answer questions
The defense rests, your Honor. I rest my case.
23. v. (intransitive) To sleep; slumber.
24. v. (intransitive) To lie dormant.
25. v. (intransitive) To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.
26. v. (intransitive) To rely or depend on.
The decision rests on getting a bank loan.
27. v. To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
28. n. That which remains.
She ate some of the food, but was not hungry enough to eat it all, so she put the rest in the refrigerator to finish later.
29. n. Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
30. n. (finance) A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the balance of assets above liabilities.
31. v. (obsolete) To remain.
32. v. (obsolete) To arrest.
on
1. adj. In the state of being active, functioning or operating.
2. adj. Performing according to schedule.
Are we still on for tonight?
Is the show still on?
3. adj. (chiefly UK, informal, usually negative) Acceptable, appropriate.
You can't do that; it's just not on.
4. adj. (informal) Destined, normally in the context of a challenge being accepted; involved, doomed.
"Five bucks says the Cavs win tonight." ―"You're on!".
Mike just threw coffee onto Paul's lap. It's on now.
5. adj. (baseball, informal) Having reached a base as a runner and being positioned there, awaiting further action from a subsequent batter.
6. adj. (euphemistic) Menstruating.
7. adv. To an operating state.
turn the television on
8. adv. Along, forwards (continuing an action).
drive on, rock on
9. adv. In continuation, at length.
and so on.
He rambled on and on.
10. adv. (not US) Later.
Ten years on, nothing had changed in the village.
11. prep. Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.
on the table; on the couch
The parrot was sitting on Jim's shoulder.
12. prep. At or near; adjacent to.
Soon we'll pass a statue on the left.
The fleet is on the American coast.
Croton-on-Hudson, Rostov-on-Don, Southend-on-Sea
13. prep. Covering.
He wore old shoes on his feet.
14. prep. At the date of.
Born on the 4th of July.
15. prep. Some time during the day of.
I'll see you on Monday. The bus leaves on Friday. Can I see you on a different day? On Sunday I'm busy.
16. prep. Dealing with the subject of, about, or concerning something.
A book on history. The World Summit on the Information Society.
17. prep. Touching; hanging from.
The fruit ripened on the trees. The painting hangs on the wall.
18. prep. (informal) In the possession of.
I haven't got any money on me.
19. prep. Because of, or due to.
To arrest someone on suspicion of bribery. To contact someone on a hunch.
20. prep. Upon; at the time of (and often because of).
On Jack's entry, William got up to leave.
On the addition of ammonia, a chemical reaction begins.
21. prep. Paid for by.
The drinks are on me tonight, boys. The meal is on the house. I paid for the airfare and meals for my family, but the hotel room was on the company.
22. prep. Used to indicate a means or medium.
I saw it on television. Can't you see I'm on the phone?
23. prep. Indicating a means of subsistence.
They lived on ten dollars a week. The dog survived three weeks on rainwater.
24. prep. Away or occupied with (e.g. a scheduled activity).
He's on his lunch break. on vacation; on holiday
25. prep. Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with.
to play on a violin or piano
Her words made a lasting impression on my mind.
26. prep. Regularly taking (a drug).
You've been on these antidepressants far too long. He's acting so strangely, I think he must be on something.
27. prep. Under the influence of (a drug).
He's acting crazy because he's on crack right now.
28. prep. (mathematics) Having identical domain and codomain.
a function on
29. prep. (mathematics) HavingV^n as domain and V as codomain, for some set V and integer n.
an operator on
30. prep. (mathematics) Generated by.
the free group on four letters
31. prep. Supported by (the specified part of itself).
A table can't stand on two legs. After resting on his elbows, he stood on his toes, then walked on his heels.
32. prep. At a given time after the start of something; at.
33. prep. In addition to; besides; indicating multiplication or succession in a series.
heaps on heaps of food
mischief on mischief; loss on loss
34. prep. (obsolete, regional) of
35. prep. Indicating dependence or reliance; with confidence in.
I depended on them for assistance.
He will promise on certain conditions.
Do you ever bet on horses?
36. prep. Toward; for; indicating the object of an emotion.
Have pity or compassion on him.
37. prep. (obsolete) At the peril of, or for the safety of.
38. prep. In the service of; connected with; of the number of.
He is on a newspaper; I am on the committee.
39. prep. By virtue of; with the pledge of.
He affirmed or promised on his word, or on his honour.
40. prep. To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.
On us be all the blame.
A curse on him!
Please don't tell on her and get her in trouble.
He turned on her and has been her enemy ever since.
He went all honest on me, making me listen to his confession.
41. v. (transitive, Singapore, Philippines) to switch on
Can you on the light?
42. prep. (UK dialectal, Scotland) Without.
43. n. In the Japanese language, a pronunciation, or reading, of a kanji character that was originally based on the character's pronunciation in Chinese, contrasted with kun.
Most kanji have two kinds of reading, called "on" and "kun".
the
1. art. Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already
I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.)
The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.)
The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird.
2. art. Used before a noun modified by a restrictive relative clause, indicating that the noun refers to a single referent defined by the relative clause.
The street that runs through my hometown.
3. art. Used before an object considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time.
No one knows how many galaxies there are in the universe.
God save the Queen!
4. art. Used before a superlative or an ordinal number modifying a noun, to indicate that the noun refers to a single item.
That was the best apple pie ever.
5. art. Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive.
That apple pie was the best.
6. art. Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class.
7. art. Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective.
Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.
8. art. Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar.
No one in the whole country had seen it before.
I don't think I'll get to it until the morning.
9. art. Used before a body part (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun.
A stone hit him on the head. (= “A stone hit him on his head.”)
10. art. When stressed, indicates that it describes an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention.
That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery.
11. adv. 1=With a comparative ormore and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives.
The hotter the better.
The more I think about it, the weaker it looks.
The more money donated, the more books purchased, and the more happy children.
It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it.
12. adv. 1=With a comparative, and often withfor it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated withnone.
It was a difficult time, but I’m the wiser for it.
It was a difficult time, and I’m none the wiser for it.
I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.
bottom
1. n. The lowest part of anything.
Footers appear at the bottoms of pages.
2. n. (UK, slang) Character, reliability, staying power, dignity, integrity or sound judgment.
lack bottom
3. n. (UK, US) A valley, often used in place names.
Where shall we go for a walk? How about Ashcombe Bottom?
4. n. The buttocks or anus.
5. n. (nautical) A cargo vessel, a ship.
6. n. (nautical) Certain parts of a vessel, particularly the cargo hold or the portion of the ship that is always underwater.
7. n. (baseball) The second half of an inning, the home team's turn at bat.
8. n. (BDSM) A submissive in sadomasochistic sexual activity.
9. n. (LGBT, slang) A man penetrated or with a preference for being penetrated during homosexual intercourse.
10. n. (physics) A bottom quark.
11. n. (often, figuratively) The lowest part of a container.
12. n. A ball or skein of thread; a cocoon.
13. n. The bed of a body of water, as of a river, lake, or sea.
14. n. An abyss.
15. n. (obsolete) Power of endurance.
a horse of a good bottom
16. n. (obsolete) Dregs or grounds; lees; sediment.
17. n. (usually: bottoms or bottomland) Low-lying land near a river with alluvial soil.
18. v. To fall to the lowest point.
19. v. To establish firmly; to found or justify on or upon something; to set on a firm footing; to set or rest on or upon something which provides support or authority.
20. v. (intransitive) To rest, as upon an ultimate support; to be based or grounded.
21. v. (intransitive) To reach or impinge against the bottom, so as to impede free action, as when the point of a cog strikes the bottom of a space between two other cogs, or a piston the end of a cylinder.
22. v. (obsolete, transitive) To wind round something, as in making a ball of thread.
23. v. To furnish with a bottom.
to bottom a chair
24. v. To be the submissive in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.
25. v. To be anally penetrated in gay sex.
I've never bottomed in my life.
26. adj. The lowest or last place or position.
Those files should go on the bottom shelf.

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