breech

noun

ˈbrēch How to pronounce breech (audio)
Definition of breechnext
1
as in seat
the part of the body upon which someone sits plant yourselves on your breeches on that bench and listen to what I have to say

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2
as in pants
breeches plural an outer garment covering each leg separately from waist to ankle the mounted riders look striking in their red coats and white breeches

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Recent Examples of breech The University of Cincinnati has not issued a statement regarding the breech, but some students have reported to The Enquirer that Canvas is down. — Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 May 2026 Wildflowers dot the park’s floor during the warmer months, like spring snowdrops, bellwort, Dutchman’s breeches, and wild roses; Iowa’s pretty pink state flower (the prairie rose) also flourishes here from June through August. — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 20 Apr. 2026 In addition to the trout lily, Georgia’s spring ephemerals include bloodroot, toothwort, harbinger of spring, wild geranium, blue cohosh, twinleaf, May-apple, Virginia bluebell, celandine poppy, Dutchman’s breeches, spring beauty, wood anemone, windflower, bleeding heart, phacelia and more. — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026 Midwives generally recommend hospital births for high-risk patients, such as those carrying twins, those with pre-eclampsia, or when a baby is breech (head up instead of down). — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for breech
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breech
  1. seat
  2. slacks
  3. cheeks
  4. bum
  5. tail
  6. rump
  7. bottom
  8. posterior
Noun
  • Then there’s heated handlebars and seats, floorboards, highway pegs, brake and gear-lever pads, heel-shifter, and the King Tour-Pak, like the Street Glide Limited above.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
  • As of July 2, some of the best resale seats for marquee knockout matches were listed for roughly $20,000 on StubHub.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Definition of seat
Noun
  • Samuel opted for a similar navy blue blazer jacket with a satin collar and a pair of khaki slacks.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 15 July 2026
  • In more footage shot from inside the 20,000 square foot venue, Haaland, dressed in a smart blue top and white slacks, walks through the crowd with a huge grin.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Definition of slacks
Noun
  • Working with longtime makeup artist Ernesto Casillas, Z showcased a glowy, poreless base with super soft rosy blush diffused on her cheeks, finished with a natural, luminous highlight across her cheekbones like a dapple of sunlight.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 July 2026
  • Laura surveyed her flushed cheeks, her bruised legs, with a consumer’s eye.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Definition of cheeks
Noun
  • The Coliseum stayed in business for 500 years, bums in seats twice a week, watching people hack each other to death.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • Sometimes there is a fine line between being a hero or a bum, but Dave has been able to negotiate that line, because players trust him, and the players know that Dave cares about them and their families.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of bum
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  • After waiting for Odysseus to return, the dog wagged its tail and died.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
  • The species features mainly black fur, cape-like shoulders and a long tail, per Florida Atlantic University’s release.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Definition of tail
Noun
  • This would create partition on the patriots’ terms, not Britain’s, as 13 contiguous colonies seceded from the rump of the British Empire in North America.
    — David Armitage, Washington Post, 26 June 2026
  • From his rump on the baseline, Brunson waved in frustration at referee Scott Foster.
    — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 4 June 2026
Definition of rump
Noun
  • The Padres went back up in the bottom of the sixth on France’s homer off the fronting of the second balcony of the Western Metal building.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
  • However, Baltimore quickly regained the lead on Blaze Alexander’s homer in the bottom of the fourth inning off Avila.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026
Definition of bottom
Noun
  • Scorpions are armed with dual front pincers (technically known as chelae or pedipalp appendages) and a venom-injecting telson, or stinger, on the posterior of their tail.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
  • The attached marathon seasons, compressed offseasons and challenging schedules that came with that stature also included generally being relegated to the posterior of the draft.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of posterior

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“Breech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breech. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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