backside

CEFRC2

/ˈbækˌsaɪd/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The rear part or surface of something.

  2. 02

    noun

    A person's buttocks, in informal speech.

Examples

  • I ate too many beans and now my backside cannot stop singing.

  • Tom slipped on the wet grass and fell on his backside.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The back side of anything, the part opposite its front, particularly

  2. The back side of anything, the part opposite its front

  3. The back side of an estate: the backyard and outbuildings behind a main house, especially (UK dialect, euphemistic) an outhouse.

More examples

In context

  • Write the sender's address on the backside!

  • Having ridden the horse all day for the first time, I had painful blisters on my backside.

  • The building's backside faced an alley and was covered in grime and graffiti.

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Origin

noun

From back + side.