BACKSIDE

Pronunciation (US):

• BACKSIDE (noun)
  The noun BACKSIDE has 2 senses:

1. the side of an object that is opposite its front
2. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

  Familiarity information: BACKSIDE used as a noun is rare.

• BACKSIDE (noun)

Meaning:

The side of an object that is opposite its front

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

back end; backside; rear

Context example:

his room was toward the rear of the hotel

Hypernyms ("backside" is a kind of...):

face; side (a surface forming part of the outside of an object)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "backside"):

nape; nucha; scruff (the back side of the neck)

rearward (direction toward the rear)

Meaning:

The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

arse; hind end; hindquarters; keister; nates; posterior; prat; rear end; tooshie; tush; fanny; derriere; buns; buttocks; ass; behind; backside; fundament; seat; tail end; stern; rump; bottom; rear; tail; bum; butt; can

Context examples:

he deserves a good kick in the butt / are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?

Hypernyms ("backside" is a kind of...):

body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)

Holonyms ("backside" is a part of...):

body; torso; trunk (the body excluding the head and neck and limbs)