1
[ noun ] the side of an object that is opposite its front

Synonyms

rear back_end

Examples

"his room was toward the rear of the hotel"

Related terms

front side rearward nape

2
[ noun ] the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

Synonyms

seat ass bottom rear_end tail behind buttocks stern hind_end hindquarters keister posterior buns bum prat rear can tail_end tooshie tush rump fundament derriere fanny butt nates arse

Examples

"he deserves a good kick in the butt" "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

Related terms

body_part torso

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Rhymes with

oxide dockside superoxide dioxide peroxide broadside lakeside bedside monoxide blindside burnside side sighed hydroxide downside pesticide insecticide seaside suicide herbicide fratricide infanticide beside outside upside fireside ironside underside herbicide aside glucoside glycoside curbside genocide subside mountainside countryside suicide wayside inside fungicide germicide homicide roadside silverside hillside ringside alongside riverside coincide decide inside westside

Phonetic and Homophones

B AE1 K S AY2 D

Similar Spelling

backseat baked backed basket Baskett backstay

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