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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bottom, posterior of animal or human |
| Synonyms: | back, backside, beam, behind, breech, bum*, butt, butt end, buttocks, can*, croup, derrière, duff, fanny, haunches, hind end, hindquarters, keister, moon*, prat, rear, rear end, sacrum, seat, tail end, tail, tush |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | behind |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | buttocks |
| Synonyms: | backside, bottom, breech, can*, derrière, fanny, fundament, posterior, rear, rump, seat, tail, tush |
| Antonyms: | front |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bottom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rear end |
| Synonyms: | backside, behind, breech, bum*, butt*, buttocks, derriere, fanny, fundament, posterior, rear, rump, seat, tail, tush |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | butt/buttocks |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | animate rear end |
| Synonyms: | back end, backside, behind, bottom, bum*, derrière, fanny, fundament, gluteus maximus, haunches, hindquarters, posterior, rear, rump, seat, tush |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | can |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | buttocks |
| Synonyms: | backside, behind, butt*, derrière, fanny, fundament, gluteus maximus, hind end, posterior, rump, seat, tush |
| Notes: | can applies to what is possible and may to what is permissible; can means 'able to,' may means 'permitted to' |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fanny |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | buttocks |
| Synonyms: | ass, backside, behind*, bottom*, buns, butt*, cheeks, derriere, gluteus maximus, heinie, hindquarters, posterior, rear end, rump, seat*, tail |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | posterior |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | behind of animate being |
| Synonyms: | back, backside, bottom, butt*, buttocks, can*, cheeks, derriere, duff, fanny, hind part, keester, moon*, rear, rear end, rump, seat, tail, tail end, tuchis, tush |
| Antonyms: | anterior, front |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rear |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | back or end part |
| Synonyms: | afterpart, back, back door, back end, back seat, backside, behind, bottom, butt, buttocks, end, heel, hind, hind part, hindquarters, posterior, postern, rear end, rear guard, rearward, reverse, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tailpiece, tush |
| Antonyms: | beginning, front |
| Main Entry: | remnant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leftover part |
| Synonyms: | balance, bit, dregs, dross, end, end piece, excess, fragment, hangover, heel, leavings, lees, leftovers, odds and ends, orts, part, particle, piece, portion, remainder, remains, residual, residue, residuum, rest, rump, scrap, shred, strip, surplus, survival, vestige |
| Antonyms: | whole |
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