English noun: hindquarters | |||
1. | hindquarters (body) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | ||
Samples | He deserves a good kick in the butt. 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, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush | ||
Broader (hypernym) | body part | ||
Part meronym | body, torso, trunk | ||
2. | hindquarters (animal) the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks | ||
Synonyms | croup, croupe, rump | ||
Broader (hypernym) | body part | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | haunch | ||
Part meronym | bird, quadruped | ||