buttock
noun
Usually buttocks.
buttocks
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pluralof buttock.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The potholed and dangerous roads of the Caucasus and Central Asia—Tajikistan’s Tunnel of Death lives up to its name—leave Mr. Barnes with aching buttocks and shattered nerves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Airlines measure capacity using something called an available seat mile, which is one mile flown by one seat, with or without buttocks.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
The study also found that people who used tanning beds were more likely to develop melanoma on body areas that are usually shielded from the sun, such as the lower back and buttocks.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2025
The 21st century has seen a trend for pads, fillers, and surgery to enlarge lips, breasts, and buttocks, but we don’t yet have off-the-peg belly pads as they did in 1793.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2025
I did so because my pants had an embarrassing patch right on the buttocks, which I was trying to hide.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
