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English noun: hindquarters

1. hindquarters (body) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on


SamplesHe deserves a good kick in the butt.
Are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?.


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


Broader (hypernym)body part


Part meronymbody, torso, trunk

2. hindquarters (animal) the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks


Synonymscroup, croupe, rump


Broader (hypernym)body part


Narrower (hyponym)haunch


Part meronymbird, quadruped









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