hindquarters
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6.6
- noun
- /ˈhaɪndˌkwɔrtərz/
- Specialized
- The dog wagged its tail while sitting on its hindquarters, ready to play.
Examples
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The horse stumbled and fell, landing awkwardly on its hindquarters.
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After a long hike, she was sore in her hindquarters from sitting on the hard ground.
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This could take various forms ranging from a partial chest guard to a full covering of the head, neck, body, hindquarters and legs.
Synonyms
∞
5.7
The fleshy part of your body that you sit on
∞
9.6
The rude word for the part of the body you sit on
∞
1.6
The fleshy part of the body that you sit on
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2.5
The soft part of your body that you sit on
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1.6
Two rounded soft parts at the back of the human body that you sit on
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1.0
The soft part of the body that you sit on
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7.5
The part of the body you sit on
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1.3
The part of the body that you sit on
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8.8
A slang word for the part of the body you sit on
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7.9
The part of the body you sit on
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2.0
The soft part of the body you sit on
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2.0
The part of the body you sit on
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7.5
An informal American word for the soft part of your body that you sit on
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8.2
The soft part of the body that you sit on
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1.4
The part of trousers or a skirt that covers the bottom
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9.5
The soft part of the body you sit on
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8.1
The soft part of the body you sit on
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7.4
The hip, buttock, and upper thigh area of the body
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3.5
The back part of an animal's body above the hind legs
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4.9
The fleshy part of the body that you sit on
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3.2
The part at the back of the body that you sit on
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6.8
The part of the body you sit on
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9.9
The two soft parts at the back of your hips that you sit on
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9.6
The part of the body you sit on
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2.1
One of the two round soft parts at the back of the hips
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9.1
The soft part of the body you sit on
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9.9
The back part of an animal or person that you sit on
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9.4
The part of the body you sit on
Surface Forms
Morphology
hindquarters = hindquarter (transparent) = hind + quarter + s
Formed from 'hindquarter' (hind + quarter) with regular plural -s; meaning 'rear parts' directly follows from the components.
Etymology
Hindquarters comes from hind, meaning 'back' or 'rear', and quarter, meaning 'part' (think 'living quarters'). So hindquarters simply means the 'back part' of an animal or person, like the hips and thighs.