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buttocks

UK
/ˈbʌt.əks/
US
/ˈbʌt.əks/

Translations

buttocknoun

buttocks

pl

buttocks
pl
UK
/ˈbʌt.ək/
US
/ˈbʌt.ək/
fessesS’emploie le plus souvent au pluriel pour désigner les deux parties charnues du siège.
He complained of soreness in his buttocks after the long bike ride.
Il se plaignait de douleurs aux fesses après la longue sortie à vélo.
She slipped and landed on her buttocks.
Elle a glissé et est tombée sur ses fesses.
Additional translations
croupeMarine.
Synonyms
posterior
gluteus
derrière
haunch
backside
behind
rear
rump

Definitions

buttocknoun
Either of the two rounded portions of the anatomy located on the posterior of the pelvic region, forming the lower part of the back and the upper part of the legs.
She slipped and landed on her buttocks.
The fleshy part of the human body that a person sits on.
He complained of soreness in his buttocks after the long bike ride.
Nautical: the after part of a vessel's hull where it broadens out on either side of the sternpost.
The ship’s buttock was reinforced to improve stability.
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