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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  1. cheeks
  2. bums
  3. seats
  4. tails
  5. rumps
  6. behinds
Noun
  • When choosing a shade, think about the natural flush of your cheeks and match that.
    — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Miller used her fingertips to blend this creamy blush on the high points of her cheeks and bridge of her nose.
    — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of cheeks
Noun
  • For families Apart from the family-sized villa estates and kid-friendly menus, Nihi has a host of activities that will please even the youngest beach bums.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of bums
Noun
  • For the first time, all 21 seats on the Board of Education are up for grabs.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Hudson-Smith went into the stand and up the stairs to pose next to his name, draped in the British flag, but was surrounded by too many empty seats.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of seats
Noun
  • Their big paws may have bits of fur growing between their toes, and their tails are long and bushy.
    — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Yak skulls, tails and hair hang in a barn overseen by a furtive gray cat.
    — David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 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
  • 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
  • Two teams of American stars and one of players representing nine other countries competed their behinds off in one of the most thrilling All-Star games ever.
    — Joe Vardon, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Definition of behinds
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