I.
noun
1 lowest part of sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ false
▪
a case with a false ~
VERB + BOTTOM
▪ arrive at , fall to , get to , reach , sink to
▪
He reached the ~ of the steps in no time.
▪
The boat sank to the ~ of the sea.
▪ touch
▪
She could only just touch the ~ ( = of a swimming pool, etc. ).
▪ cover , line
▪
Line the ~ of the cage with newspaper.
BOTTOM + NOUN
▪ end , half
PREPOSITION
▪ along the ~
▪
We rode along the ~ of the valley.
▪ at the ~
▪
at the ~ of the hill
▪ from the ~
▪
strange sounds from the ~ of the well
▪ in the ~
▪
in the ~ of my bag
▪ on the ~
▪
on the ~ of the box
▪ near the ~ , towards/toward the ~
▪
near the ~ of the page
2 least important position
VERB + BOTTOM
▪ start at , work up from
▪
He started at the ~ and worked his way up through the company.
PREPOSITION
▪ at the ~ , near the ~ , towards/toward the ~
▪
He's near the ~ of the class.
3 ( esp. BrE ) part of the body
ADJECTIVE
▪ bare
VERB + BOTTOM
▪ slap , smack , spank
4 basic cause of sth/truth about sth
VERB + BOTTOM
▪ be at , lie at
▪
I'd love to know what lies at the ~ of all this.
▪ get to
▪
The only way to get to the ~ of it is to confront the chairman.
II.
verb
Bottom is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ market
III.
adj.
Bottom is used with these nouns: ↑ button , ↑ corner , ↑ drawer , ↑ edge , ↑ end , ↑ flat , ↑ floor , ↑ gear , ↑ half , ↑ jaw , ↑ layer , ↑ left , ↑ lip , ↑ rail , ↑ row , ↑ sheet , ↑ shelf , ↑ stair , ↑ step , ↑ third , ↑ tooth