English Dictionary
◊ POSTERIOR
posterior
adj : (zoology) at or near the hind end in quadrupeds or toward
the spine in primates [ant: {anterior}]
n 1: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on [syn: {buttocks},
{arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament},
{hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {prat}, {rear},
{rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end},
{tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny},
{ass}]
2: a tooth situated at the back of the mouth [syn: {back tooth}]