noun
Meaning 1
plural of buttock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Inflected Form guide
buttocks
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbʌ.təks/
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US: /ˈbʌ.təks/
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US: /ˈbʌ.tɔks/
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: B AH1 T AH0 K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he deserves a good kick in the butt
- are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nates, 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
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: body part
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: billen — pair of buttocks
- Esperanto: pugo — pair of buttocks
- French: culs — pair of buttocks
- Polish: pośladki — pair of buttocks
- Spanish: poto — pair of buttocks
- Spanish: nalgatorio — pair of buttocks
- Spanish: nalgamento — pair of buttocks
- Woiwurrung: mum — pair of buttocks
- Woiwurrung: pilik — pair of buttocks