bot·tom·less  (b ŏt əm-l ĭs)
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adj.1. Having no bottom. 2. Too deep to be measured: a bottomless glacial lake. 3. Difficult or impossible to understand; unfathomable: one of the bottomless mysteries of life. 4. Having no limitations or bounds; limitless: a bottomless supply of money. 5. a. Nude, especially unclothed below the waist: bottomless dancers. b. Featuring such dancers as entertainment: bottomless bars.
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