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BACKSIDE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

Example:

are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?

Synonyms:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("backside" is a kind of...):

body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)

Holonyms ("backside" is a part of...):

body; torso; trunk (the body excluding the head and neck and limbs)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The side of an object that is opposite its front

Example:

his room was toward the rear of the hotel

Synonyms:

back end; backside; rear

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("backside" is a kind of...):

face; side (a surface forming part of the outside of an object)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "backside"):

nape; nucha; scruff (the back side of the neck)

rearward (direction toward the rear)

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