rear end
noun
the hindmost part of something.
rear ends
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pluralof rear end.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Taylor explained that humans had used pads, a form of proto-saddle, to keep their rear ends comfortable on horseback since the earliest days of mounted riding.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2023
The train was carrying 17,966 tons, with most of the weight on the head and rear ends of the train, the FRA said, noting that the train makeup was a factor in the derailment.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2023
“We have to get up off our rear ends and make it happen.”
From Washington Times ● Apr. 24, 2022
“You’re having seniors that, they’re just playing their rear ends off.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2022
I actually took a step toward them—worse, toward their rear ends, which is never the way you walk up on a strange horse—before stopping.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
