Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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fathom | Yes | No | Yes | No |
bottom | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
fathom (noun) | bottom (noun) |
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a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth | a cargo ship |
(mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore | the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on |
the lower side of anything | |
the lowest part of anything | |
a depression forming the ground under a body of water | |
low-lying alluvial land near a river | |
the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat |
fathom (adjective) | bottom (adjective) |
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situated at the bottom or lowest position | |
the lowest rank |
fathom (verb) | bottom (verb) |
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measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line | come to understand |
come to understand | strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom |
provide with a bottom or a seat |