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bottom
Noun
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The bottom of something is its lowest part.
Lucy took a pen and wrote her name at the bottom of the page.
He was wet from top to bottom.
it was wider at the top than the bottom.
Add wine to the pan and scrape up anything stuck to the pan bottom.
He stopped at the bottom of the stairs and looked back up.
I thought this ship was going to the bottom of the ocean.
I dropped it in the water and it quickly sank to the bottom.
She came downstairs and sat down on the bottom step.
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If you are at the bottom, you are at the social lowest position.
Chicago still ranks near the bottom among major cities.
You don't have to wait until you've hit rock bottom to get help.
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Your bottom is the round part between your legs and your back.
She ran into the tree and sat down hard on her bottom.
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A bottom is the part of a set of clothing that you put your legs through.
Her pink top was perfect, but I didn't like how the bottom fit.
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The bottom of an inning in baseball is its second half.
It's the bottom of the ninth inning and the score is tied.
bottom
Verb
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If something bottoms (out), it stops going down.
When do you think the housing problems are going to bottom out?
Home prices have yet to bottom out.
concrete
Noun
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Concrete is a type of mix that, when dried, hardens, often for sidewalks.
Did you know that the sidewalk was made out of concrete?
The project involved materials such as specialized mineral-rich soils, sands, and concretes specifically designed for this purpose.
The ground is made of concrete and asphalt.
concrete
Adjective
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A synonym for strong.
There is no concrete evidence to say that Bill really does like salad.
layer
Noun
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A layer is a covering material or substance.
When we got up in the morning, everything was covered by a thin layer of snow.
The cream forms a germ-fighting layer over the skin.
How many layers of clothing do you have to wear in the winter?
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A layer is a level in an organisation.
The company is trying to reduce the number of management layers.
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A layer is a person who lays something, (e.g., carpet, bricks, etc.).
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A layer is a chicken kept to lay eggs.
layer
Verb
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If you layer something, you make layers.
Layer the pasta in an ovenproof dish with the tomatoes, bacon and peas, seasoning each layer.