nates

Plural: nates

Noun

• The buttocks or rear end.
• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
• The two anterior of the four lobes on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most mammals; the anterior optic lobes.
• The buttocks.
• The umbones of a bivalve shell.

Examples

• Finding NATES on the Scrabble board might elicit a giggle, but it’s a valid play.

Synonyms

arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush