backside

== English == === Alternative forms === back-side, back side === Etymology === From back +‎ side. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbækˌsaɪd/ === Noun === backside (plural backsides) The back side of anything, the part opposite its front, particularly: The back side of an estate: the backyard and outbuildings behind a main house, especially (UK dialect, euphemistic) an outhouse. (euphemistic) A person's buttocks. (obsolete) The back side of a page: a verso. (figuratively) The reverse or opposite of anything. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see back,‎ side. ==== Synonyms ==== (outhouse): backhouse (US, Canada); see also Thesaurus:outhouse (buttocks): rear; see also Thesaurus:buttocks (verso): See verso ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === backside (not comparable) (board sports) Approaching an obstacle backward. ==== Antonyms ==== ==== Descendants ==== French: backside ==== Translations ==== === References === "backside, n." in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press. === Anagrams === diebacks, dies back == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English backside. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bak.sajd/ === Adjective === backside (plural backsides) (board sports) backside