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buttocks
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buttocks
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rear |
| Synonyms: | back end, backside, behind, bottom, bum, butt, derriere, fanny, fundament, gluteus maximus, haunches, hindquarters, posterior, rear, rump, seat |
| 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: | backside |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rear end |
| Synonyms: | behind, bottom, butt*, buttocks, derrière, fanny, 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: | derriere |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | backside |
| Synonyms: | ass, bottom, buns, buttocks, can, cheeks, fanny, heinie, keister, posterior, rear, rear end, seat |
| Main Entry: | duff |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rear end |
| Synonyms: | ass, backside, behind, buns, butt*, buttocks, cheeks, derriere, fanny, gluteus maximus, heinie, keister, posterior, seat* |
* = 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 |
| Notes: | anterior/ventral means 'front, situated at the front' and posterior/dorsal means 'rear, situated at the rear' |
| 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 |
| Notes: | one rears children and raises crops |
| Antonyms: | beginning, front |
| Main Entry: | rump |
| 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
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