bot·tom·less

bot·tom·less
/ˈbɑːtəmləs/ adj
1 a : having no bottom

a bottomless barrel [=a barrel that has no bottom because it has been removed]

1 b : seeming to have no bottom or limit

a bottomless expense account

The diner serves bottomless cups of coffee. [=allows customers to have as much coffee as they like for one price]

2 : very deep

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • less — less·est; less·ness; let·ter·less; li·cense·less; lid·less; life·less; life·less·ly; life·less·ness; light·less; light·less·ness; limb·less; lime·less; lim·it·less; line·less; lint·less; lip·less; list·less; list·less·ly; list·less·ness;… …   English syllables

  • tom — ac·cus·tom; ac·e·tom·e·ter; ac·e·tom·e·try; ad·ap·tom·e·ter; an·a·tom·ic; an·a·tom·i·co·path·o·log·ic; an·gi·o·sco·tom·e·try; an·thro·po·tom·i·cal; ap·er·tom·e·ter; ar·gen·tom·e·ter; ar·gen·tom·e·try; au·tom·a·tism; au·tom·a·tist;… …   English syllables

  • bot — ab·bot; ab·bot·ship; BOT; bot·a·nist; bot·a·nize; bot·fly; bot·o·née; bot·ry·o·gen; bot·ry·oid; bot·ry·oi·dal; bot·ry·o·my·co·ma; bot·ry·o·my·co·sis; bot·ry·op·ter·i·da·ce·ae; bot·ry·ose; bot·swa·na; bot·te·ga; bot·tery; bot·tine; bot·tle… …   English syllables

  • bottomless — bot·tom·less …   English syllables

  • bottomlessly — bot·tom·less·ly …   English syllables

  • bottomless — bot•tom•less [[t]ˈbɒt əm lɪs[/t]] adj. 1) lacking a bottom 2) immeasurably deep 3) without bounds; unlimited: a bottomless supply of money[/ex] 4) without basis, cause, or reason: a bottomless accusation[/ex] 5) cvb a) nude or nearly nude below… …   From formal English to slang

  • bottomless — bot|tom|less [ˈbɔtəmləs US ˈba: ] adj 1.) a bottomless hole, sea etc is one that is extremely deep ▪ There was a rope dangling down into a dark, bottomless hole. 2.) seeming to have no end or limit ▪ the bottomless well of information available… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bottomless — bot|tom|less [ batəmləs ] adjective 1. ) having no limits or end: There isn t a bottomless pit (=an endless supply) of public money. 2. ) extremely deep and seeming to have no bottom: a bottomless well/lake/gorge …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bottomlessness — bot·tom·less·ness …   English syllables

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