as in seat
the part of the body upon which someone sits
I couldn't even make it down the bunny slope without ending up on my caboose
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Recent Examples of caboose
Insider tip: Book a bunk at the old railroad caboose cabins just outside town.
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Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2025
Take a culinary road trip with the chef who opened a luncheonette in a historic train caboose on the Pacific Coast Highway.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
His moving on kind of gave me a kick in the caboose to have courage.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The train doesn't stop, but the hunter hauls hide through its cars, ultimately jumping off its caboose and into Alex's arms.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2025
Take a culinary road trip with the chef who opened a luncheonette in a historic train caboose on the Pacific Coast Highway.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
His moving on kind of gave me a kick in the caboose to have courage.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The train doesn't stop, but the hunter hauls hide through its cars, ultimately jumping off its caboose and into Alex's arms.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caboose
Noun
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Republicans hold a strong majority in both chambers of the General Assembly, holding 29 out of 35 seats in the Senate and 81 of 100 seats in the House.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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Heated seats also are standard on the ’25 model.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Olsen kept her glam simple for the evening and opted for a terracotta blush on her cheeks and a dusky mauve gloss on her lips.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Choose products that multitask—like serums that hydrate and brighten, or cream sticks that work on eyes, lips, and cheeks.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Steaks come with an assortment of compound butters and sauces, with the option for lobster tail, crab, bone marrow and blue cheese on top.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The O’Brien Revival is an intermediate, surf-style board that features a tri-fin, swallow-tail design.—
Rob Reed,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Celebratory backslaps, encouraging bum-pats and the fall of opposition wickets celebrated en masse are often an indication of a team’s togetherness.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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With both travel and programming budgets under pressure, all markets have to make a strong case to get buyer and seller bums on seats (or, more accurately, into screening booths and meeting rooms).—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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An old ram has a bony, sloping rump; a healthy young ram has a more muscular, rounded rump.—
Tim Kelly,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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His skin was taut with strength; his rump came right off his back like his father’s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Heat is vented out the rear, and a new thermal gel solution is used across the core parts.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
7 Sep. 2025
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The front independent suspension uses coil springs and damper struts, with a four-link, coil-spring system at the rear.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Caboose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caboose. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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