rumps

noun

plural of rump
as in cheeks
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 rumps 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, 13 Mar. 2026 He has been vilified for his notorious drawings of oversized women with ample rumps and thick, powerful legs, definitely objectified and more or less turned into meat-at-the-ready. — David Zane Mairowitz, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumps
  1. cheeks
  2. bums
  3. tails
  4. seats
Noun
  • Hernandez, 17, might be the most fascinating addition of the entire deadline, a both-cheeks swing of an acquisition that might take the better part of a decade to connect.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The facial fat pads that create fullness in the cheeks and temples sometimes shrink faster than skin can retract, producing a characteristic hollowing and laxity.
    — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 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
  • History buffs, avid hikers, music lovers, wine aficionados, and beach bums will all find a town to love in the Old Dominion.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
Definition of bums
Noun
  • Yak skulls, tails and hair hang in a barn overseen by a furtive gray cat.
    — David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The lowest two stars are Altair and Deneb, which mark the tails of the great eagle and swan in the constellations Aquila and Cygnus, respectively.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of tails
Noun
  • Assembled in Louisville, Kentucky, the Fathom will offer five seats, a touchscreen, bidirectional charging, and Ford's Blue Cruise, positioning it as a feature-rich option in the affordable EV truck market.
    — Greg Migliore, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The August primary elections took place Tuesday, where Kansas voters chose governor, state House and Senate seats, and a Republican candidate for the state’s Board of Education.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of seats

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