from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
hindquarters
n 1: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he
deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on
your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {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}]
2: the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
[syn: {hindquarters}, {croup}, {croupe}, {rump}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
hindquarters \hindquarters\ n.
1. the fleshy part of the human body at the back of the hip,
on which a person sits; teh buttocks.
Syn: buttocks, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can,
fundament, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear,
rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie,
tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. the part of a quadruped that corresponds to the human
buttocks.
Syn: croup, croupe, rump.
[WordNet 1.5]