derrieres

noun

variants or derrières
plural of derriere
as in cheeks
the part of the body upon which someone sits wore a jacket that reached just below the derriere

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for derrieres
  1. cheeks
  2. bums
  3. seats
  4. tails
  5. rumps
  6. behinds
Noun
  • The Cream Multi-Stick can be used across cheeks, lips and eyes, delivering buildable color and a dewy finish through a creamy, weightless formula designed for mistake-proof application.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • And the wrinkles go around the cheeks and all combine at the butthole.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of cheeks
Noun
  • Within the often zany and slapstick realm of Bob’s Burgers, Tina still manages to steal the show with her singular voice, romantic fantasies, and obsessions with unicorns and boy bums.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Kennedy’s Albany is a vital, violent place, a hothouse of gangsters, pool hustlers, bums, crooked politicians, and showgirls.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of bums
Noun
  • Both seats are rated as toss-ups, according to the Cook Political Report.
    — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
  • One of the suspects, Julian Gallo, served as a senator for eight years after the rebel group made a peace deal with Colombia’s government that gave its leadership 10 seats in Colombia’s congress.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of seats
Noun
  • There are cats with monkey tails, and camels that roll up in a ball like armadillos!
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The transition from tadpole to juvenile frog is never easy — legs sprout, tails shrink and lungs develop for a life on land, all while being hunted by fish and other predators.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of tails
Noun
  • Yellow-rumps, as birders call them, have been seen migrating through northern Illinois even in April and late March.
    — Sheryl DeVore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The women stood on the doorsteps with their rumps to the crowd, skirts lifted to flash tattered green knickers.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
Definition of rumps
Noun
  • Their behinds gyrated with more purpose; their dancing seemed to become more intense and serious.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Catalogs, booklets and leave-behinds can carry a brand story longer than a QR code and scroll can.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of behinds
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“Derrieres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derrieres. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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