buttocks

but·tock (b

a. Either of the two rounded prominences on the human torso that are posterior to the hips and formed by the gluteal muscles and underlying structures.

b. The analogous part of the body on certain mammals.

2. buttocks The rear pelvic area of the human body.

[Middle English, from Old English buttuc, strip of land, end; see bhau- in Indo-European roots.]

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Noun

buttocks - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

arse, ass, behind, buns, derriere, fanny, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear end, tooshie, tush, seat, fundament, backside, bottom, stern, rump, tail end, tail, rear, bum, butt, can

body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"

buttocks

noun bottom, behind (informal), bum (Brit. slang), arse (taboo slang), ass (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang), backside (informal), seat, rear, tail (informal), butt (U.S. & Canad. informal), buns (U.S. slang), rump, posterior, haunches, hindquarters, derrière (euphemistic), tush (U.S. slang), fundament, gluteus maximus (Anatomy), jacksy (Brit. slang) Squeeze buttocks lightly and draw your tailbone down.

Related words
technical name nates
adjectives natal, gluteal

Translations

buttocks [ˈbʌtəks] NPL → nalgas fpl

buttocks [ˈbʌtəks] npl → fesses fpl

buttocks → أرداف hýždě bagdel Gesäß γλουτοί nalgas pakarat fesses guzovi natiche 臀部 엉덩이 billen ende pośladki nádegas ягодицы skinka บั้นท้าย kalça mông đít 臀部

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arse backside bottom breech delivery breech presentation bum buns callipygian callipygous croupe derrière fanny fundament hindquarters keister mooned nates posterior prat	feed] the fire sometimes to his buttocks, sometimes to his legs, sometimes to his shoulders and arms; and that the roast might not burn, but that it might rest in soppe, they spared not flambing with oil, (basting as a cook bastes roasted meat); Lord, look thou to sic cruelty Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context They had no tails, nor any hair at all on their buttocks, except about the anus, which, I presume, nature had placed there to defend them as they sat on the ground, for this posture they used, as well as lying down, and often stood on their hind feet. Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Jonathan View in context Master Pedro now came back, and in a cart followed the show and the ape- a big one, without a tail and with buttocks as bare as felt, but not vicious-looking. Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context	Butterman Buttermere buttermilk buttermilk biscuit buttermilk pancake buttermilk sky butternut butternut pumpkin butternut squash butternut tree butternuts butterscotch butterweed Butterweight butterwort Butterworth buttery Buttery hatch butthead butthole Butting Butting joint buttinsky buttock buttock-clenching buttocks Button button cell Button ear button fern button hole Button hook button lift button man button mangrove button pink button quail Button shell button snakeroot button tow button tree button up button-down button-quail button-shaped button-through button-through dress buttonball buttonbush buttoned buttoned-down	butting naked butting naked butting out butting out butting out butting out Butting, Max buttinski buttinskies buttinskis buttinsky buttinskys Buttle Lake Buttle-nosed dolphin Buttle-nosed dolphin Buttnaked Buttnaked buttock buttock buttock buttock Buttock augmentation Buttock Cell Buttock cleavage Buttock Firmer Buttock Lift buttock line buttock line buttock lines buttock-clenching buttocks button button button button button button button button Button (computing) Button (control) Button (control) Button (control) Button Badge Design Competition button balance Button Bay State Park button bit button catch button catch button catch button catch button catch button catch Button cell button die Button down Button down button ear button ear button ear button ear

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arse
backside
bottom
breech delivery
breech presentation
bum
buns
callipygian
callipygous
croupe
derrière
fanny
fundament
hindquarters
keister
mooned
nates
posterior
prat

feed] the fire sometimes to his buttocks, sometimes to his legs, sometimes to his shoulders and arms; and that the roast might not burn, but that it might rest in soppe, they spared not flambing with oil, (basting as a cook bastes roasted meat); Lord, look thou to sic cruelty

Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context

They had no tails, nor any hair at all on their buttocks, except about the anus, which, I presume, nature had placed there to defend them as they sat on the ground, for this posture they used, as well as lying down, and often stood on their hind feet.

Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Jonathan View in context

Master Pedro now came back, and in a cart followed the show and the ape- a big one, without a tail and with buttocks as bare as felt, but not vicious-looking.

Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context

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