| Buttock | n. [ From Butt an end. ] 1. The part at the back of the hip, which, in man, forms one of the rounded protuberances on which he sits; the rump. Often used in the plural -- see buttocks. Syn. -- cheek. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Naut.) The convexity of a ship behind, under the stern. Mar. Dict. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| buttocks | n. pl. the fleshy part of the human body at the back of the hip, on which a person sits. Syn. -- arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |