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Meaning of BACKSIDE

Pronunciation:  'bak`sId

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
  2. [n]  the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel"
 
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 Synonyms: arse, ass, back end, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush
 
 Antonyms: forepart, front, front end
 
 See Also: body, body part, face, nape, nucha, rearward, scruff, side, torso, trunk

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Back"side`\, n. [Back, a. + side. ]
The hinder part, posteriors, or rump of a person or animal.
Note: Backside (one word) was formerly used of the rear part
      or side of any thing or place, but in such senses is
      now two words.
 

 

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