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Definition: At Bottom |
At BottomAdverb1. In reality; "she is very kind at heart". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: At BottomSynonyms: at heart (adv), deep down (adv), in spite of appearance (adv), inside (adv). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Intrinsicality | Adverb: intrinsically; Adjective: at bottom, in the main, in effect, practically, virtually, substantially, au fond; fairly. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: At Bottom |
| English words defined with "at bottom": At heart, au fond ♦ basically ♦ essentially ♦ fundamentally ♦ in essence ♦ Marine barometer. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "at bottom": BOBBIN STRIPPER, BREAK-AND-LOAD OPERATOR ♦ casing puller, CASTING OPERATOR, coil cleaner, colored-liquid-plastic applier, CONE OPERATOR, COOKER CLEANER, core driller ♦ DIE BARBER, DREDGE OPERATOR, dredge pumper, DRIER OPERATOR ♦ EXTRACTOR-OPERATOR HELPER ♦ GLASS TINTER, grocery packer ♦ LOADER HELPER ♦ MARINE-SERVICES TECHNICIAN, MASH-TUB-COOKER OPERATOR ♦ PERCOLATOR OPERATOR, pipe puller, pulling-machine operator ♦ rig operator, ROTARY DRILLER ♦ submarine worker ♦ thermal boring, THERMOMETER TESTER, tube puller ♦ VACUUM-TANK TENDER ♦ WASH-TANK TENDER, well driller, WELL PULLER, wick tender, WICKER, MOLDED CANDLES, work-over rig operator. (references) |
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![]() | Barge at bottom of photo summer home to scientists studying effects of EXXON VALDEZ oil spill. Credit: America's Coastlines. | ![]() | Norwegian method of setting gill-nets at bottom From Bulletin U.S. Fish Commission, Vol. I, drawing by Capt. J. W. Collins. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection. |
Rogue River - Rainie Falls, wild section. Paddle Raft at bottom of middle chute, 950 cfs. Credit: Louise Austermuchle. | ![]() | Damage to the smokestack and signal bridge of USS Hornet (CV-8) after it was struck by a crashing Japanese dive bomber, during the morning of 26 October 1942. Smoke at bottom is from fires started when the plane subsequently hit the flight deck. Note ship's tripod mast, with CXAM radar antenna in top left and the flag still flying above the damaged structure. Credit: NAVY. | |
![]() | USS Essex (CV-9) planes attack two Japanese aircraft carriers at Kure, 19 March 1945. An SB2C "Helldiver" scout bomber is visible in the upper right, painted in Essex markings. Ship at bottom is either Amagi or Katsuragi. The other carrier is Kaiyo. Credit: NAVY. | ![]() | External anatomy of a bee shown in three full views and various details with key at bottom. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Oil workers pulling up old pipe to change bit on drilling pipe at bottom of oil well in C.C. Graber pool of Continental oil company. Moundridge area near McPherson, Kansas. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Author | Quotation |
August Bebel | All political questions, all matters of right, are at bottom only questions of might. |
Voltaire | They [the British] are like their own beer: froth on top, dregs at bottom, the middle excellent. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | (r)His character at bottom was a playful humour , says Gourgaud. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Click on "Resource Center," go to "Search" at bottom of page, and then type in "Patient's Bill of Rights." (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Language | Translations for "at bottom"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | në thelb (as a matter of fact, essentially, substantially). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | في اساسه. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | по натура. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | pohjaltaan (fundamentally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | au fond, en principe. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | im grunde (basically, essentially, fundamentally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | alapjában véve (fundamentally, on the whole, substantially). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | in fondo (behind). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 下膨れ (large at bottom, round-faced). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | しもぶくれ (abdominal swelling, fat face, large at bottom, round-faced). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | atay ottombay em baixo (below, down, downhill, downstairs, downwards, flatly). (various references) по натуре (in grain). (various references) na dnu (bottom: at bottom, bottom: at the bottom). (various references) en el fondo (at the far end, below, downstairs, privately, really, ultimately, underneath). (various references) i grund och botten (basically, essentially, in essence, under the skin). (various references) aslında (actually, at heart, au fond, basically, essentially, in fact, in first place, in itself, in reality, in sober fact, in very deed, indeed, originally, primarily, really, substantially, verily, virtually), esasında (basically, fundamentally, in substance). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-m-o-o-t-t-t" | |
-2 letters: bottom, tattoo, tomato. | |
-3 letters: motto, taboo. | |
-4 letters: ambo, atom, batt, boat, boom, boot, bota, bott, matt, moat, moot, mott, otto, tomb, toom, toot. | |
-5 letters: abo, att, bam, bat, boa, boo, bot, mat, moa, mob, moo, mot, oat, oot, tab, tam, tao, tat, tom, too, tot. | |
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