bottom

  • 111bottom feeder — bottom ,feeder noun count 1. ) AMERICAN INFORMAL someone who earns money by doing things that most people do not like or by taking advantage of other people s problems: Tabloid newshounds are considered by some to be the bottom feeders of… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 112bottom line — is a term in accounting for the line in a profit and loss account that shows the final figure. It has developed a figurative meaning ‘the decisive factor or objective’, which should only be used informally: • The bottom line is that we all love… …

    Modern English usage

  • 113bottom feeder — n. 1. BOTTOM FISH 2. Slang a person who preys upon or panders to the base qualities of others bottom feeding adj …

    English World dictionary

  • 114bottom out — {v. phr.} To reach the lowest point (said chiefly of economic cycles). * /According to the leading economic indicators the recession will bottom out within the next two months./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 115bottom out — {v. phr.} To reach the lowest point (said chiefly of economic cycles). * /According to the leading economic indicators the recession will bottom out within the next two months./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 116Bottom fermentation — Bot tom fer men*ta tion A slow alcoholic fermentation during which the yeast cells collect at the bottom of the fermenting liquid. It takes place at a temperature of 4[deg] 10[deg] C. (39[deg] 50[deg]F.). It is used in making lager beer and wines …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 117Bottom line behaviour — Bottom line behavior is any sexual or emotional or physical act which, once engaged in, leads to loss of control of the addictive process. There are warning signs sometimes called top lines or mid lines which warn the addict that s/he may be… …

    Wikipedia

  • 118Bottom, North Carolina — Bottom is a small unincorporated community in the Stewarts Creek Township of northern Surry County, North Carolina. The community is more commonly known as Beulah locally and is centered around the intersection of Beulah Road/Beulah Church Road… …

    Wikipedia

  • 119Bottom Liners — is a comic strip by Eric and Bill Teitelbaum which pokes fun at the world of business and finance.External links* [http://www.gocomics.com/bottomliners/ Bottom Liners at gocomics.com] …

    Wikipedia

  • 120Bottom-up proteomics — is a common method to identify proteins and characterize their amino acid sequences and post translational modifications by proteolytic digestion of proteins prior to analysis by mass spectrometry.cite journal |author=Aebersold R, Mann M… …

    Wikipedia