posterior
Plural: posteriors
Noun
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- a tooth situated at the back of the mouth
- The posterior portions of the human body; especially, the buttocks.
- The probability that a hypothesis is true (calculated by Bayes' theorem).
Adjective
- located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure
Adjective Satellite
- coming at a subsequent time or stage
- "the mood posterior to"
Adj
- Nearer the rear or hind end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.
- Relating to or denoting presentation of a fetus in which the rear or caudal end is nearest the cervix and emerges first at birth.
- Nearer the rear or hind end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.
- Next to, or facing the main stem or axis.
- Following in order or in time.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Latin posterior (“that comes or follows after; later, latter”).
Synonyms
arse, ass, back tooth, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, later, nates, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, ulterior, 'tocks, arse cheeks, ass cheeks, back, batty, blessed assurance, booty, botty, bum cheeks, butt cheeks, caboose, cheeks, fourth point of contact, glutes, gluteus maximus, gooseberry-grinder, heinie, hinder, hinderlin, hiney, hurdies, jacksie, keester, moneymaker, moon, nether cheeks, patootie, peach, posterior, posterior probability, sit upon, toches, tushie
Scrabble Score: 11
posterior: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordposterior: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
posterior: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary