rump

noun

ˈrəmp How to pronounce rump (audio)
Definition of rumpnext
as in tail
the part of the body upon which someone sits she plopped down on her rump to listen to the campfire story

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Recent Examples of rump But there are some companies, like the rump of Motorola or IBM, that hang in, and there are others that have disrupted whole industries and are still on top. — CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026 The women stood on the doorsteps with their rumps to the crowd, skirts lifted to flash tattered green knickers. — Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026 The lineage of her home party, Fratelli d’Italia, or Brothers of Italy, traces back to the rump of Mussolini’s fascists. — Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2026 The lineage of her home party, Fratelli d’Italia, or Brothers of Italy, traces back to the rump of Mussolini’s fascists. — Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rump
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rump
  1. tail
  2. cheeks
  3. bum
  4. seat
Noun
  • Aviation observers studying pictures of the aircraft said the new plane appears to lack external modifications to the tail cone associated with a type of directional infrared missile defense system.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
  • The classification of these objects as true comets has been complicated by the fact that no one has ever managed to witness a dark comet sprouting a tail—until now.
    — Darryl Z. Seligman, Scientific American, 10 July 2026
Definition of tail
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
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

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