buttocks

buttocks
buttocks late 13c., probably related to O.E. buttuc "end, short piece of land" (see BUTT (Cf. butt) (n.1)).

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  • buttocks — ut tocks n. pl. the fleshy part of the human body at the back of the hip, on which a person sits. Syn: arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Buttocks — The Buttocks gelten unter vielen Alt Punks in Deutschland als eine der Punkbands schlechthin, ihr Debütwerk war die erste politisch linksgerichtete Punkplatte Deutschlands. Die Band wurde 1978 in Hamburg gegründet. Ur Besetzung: Mike Stanger… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • buttocks —   Lemu, ōkole, pāpākole, ēlemu, hope; kīkala (side); hena;    ♦ cheek of buttocks, hūkeu;    ♦ thin or flat buttocks, kīkala pai.    ♦ To bare the buttocks in bending over, a sign of contempt, pohopoho, ho opohopoho. Fig. idioms, see anus,… …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • buttocks — n. (Anatomy) posterior pelvic area of the human body; nates, rear end but·tock || bÊŒtÉ™k n. backside, one of two sections that make up the buttocks (Anatomy) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • buttocks — plural noun stand with your heels and buttocks against the wall Syn: backside, rear end, rear, seat, bottom, rump, cheeks, behind, derrière; informal butt, fanny, keister, tush, tail, buns, heinie, ass, caboose; fundament …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • buttocks lift — /ˈbʌtəks lɪft/ (say butuhks lift) noun a plastic surgery procedure designed to enhance the shape and size of the buttocks. Also, buttock lift …  

  • buttocks — The prominence formed by the gluteal muscles on either side. SYN: nates [TA], clunes, breech. * * * but·tocks (butґəks) nates …   Medical dictionary

  • buttocks — Synonyms and related words: arse, ass, backside, beam, behind, bottom, breech, bum, butt, can, cheeks, croup, crupper, derriere, duff, fanny, fundament, haunches, heinie, hind end, hinder, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear …   Moby Thesaurus

  • buttocks — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rump, seat, hindquarters, breech, ass (sl.). See rear. II (Roget s IV) pl.n. Syn. backside, rump, behind*, rear end*; see back 2 , rump …   English dictionary for students

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