buttocks
ək noun
1.
Usually, buttocks.
a.
(in humans) either of the two fleshy protuberances forming the lower and back part of the trunk.
b.
(in animals) the rump.
2.
Sometimes, buttocks. Nautical. the aftermost portion of a hull above the water line and in front of the rudder, merging with the run below the water line.
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| —n | |
| 1. | See also gluteus either of the two large fleshy masses of thick muscular tissue that form the human rumpRelated: gluteal, natal |
| 2. | the analogous part in some mammals |
| Related: gluteal, natal | |
| [C13: perhaps from Old English buttuc round slope, diminutive of butt (unattested) strip of land; see | |
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Buttocks
is always a great word to know.
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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buttock but·tock (bŭt'ək)
n.
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.
buttocks The rear pelvic area of the human body.
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