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
  • Makeup artist Jay Artistry’s advice to start with a small amount of lipstick on the cheeks and build gradually points the same way, favoring restraint over acquisition.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Makeup artist Jeanine Lobell uses subtle contour and highlighter to shape the cheeks without blush, according to ELLE.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of cheeks
Noun
  • Zellers poured the foundation, and Morrison hired fellow ski bums to do the framing, masonry, and tiling.
    — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of bums
Noun
  • With the balance of power in Tallahassee at stake, Miami’s Republican state senators fended off tough challenges Tuesday night, while Democratic candidates flipped several South Florida state House seats for the minority party in Florida’s capital.
    — Miami Herald staff, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Trump choices could prove costly Republicans tried to buck historical precedent — a president’s party almost always loses seats during the midterms — with an aggressive redistricting effort aimed at creating a more favorable congressional map.
    — Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of seats
Noun
  • The video showed many of the dogs standing together on a dusty site, near dry brush, barking and wagging their tails.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • These predators chase down insects, catch them with their front pinchers, then immobilize the prey with venom from their tails.
    — Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 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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