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Backside

Definition: Backside

Backside

Noun

1. The side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel".

2. The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "backside" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

 

Synonyms: Backside

Synonyms: arse (n), ass (n), back end (n), behind (n), bottom (n), bum (n), buns (n), butt (n), buttocks (n), can (n), derriere (n), fanny (n), fundament (n), hind end (n), hindquarters (n), keister (n), nates (n), posterior (n), prat (n), rear (n), rear end (n), rump (n), seat (n), stern (n), tail (n), tail end (n), tooshie (n), tush (n). (additional references)
Antonym: front (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Backside

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Rear

Occiput, nape, chine; heels; tail, rump, croup, buttock, posteriors, backside scut, breech, dorsum, loin; dorsal region, lumbar region; hind quarters; aitchbone; natch, natch bone.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Backside

Specialty definitions using "backside": backcut, backside cache, BLIND CUPID, BUM, BUMFIDDLECOOLERDOUBLE JUGGfalling cut, felling cutPowerPC G3RUMFORD. (references)

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Modern Usage: Backside

DomainUsage

Clever

Man who scratches backside should not bite fingernails. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

Love from the Backside (1989)

Backside to the Future II (1987)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Backside

DomainTitle

Books

  • Backside : the never-before-told story of the backside of the racetrack and the people who train racehorses (reference)

  • Backside of Nowhere (reference)

  • Rashad: Vikes, Mikes, and Something on the Backside (reference)

  • Stories of Fantasy Worlds from the Backside Universe: For Children on the Threshold of the Twenty-First Century (reference)

  • Take It Seriously: A Revolutionary Insight Into Jokes: A Backside Book of Jokes (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

High Tech

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Backside

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Photo Album: Backside

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A site visit to monitor at the berm on the backside of the marsh platform after construction of the platform but prior to planting. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Figure 25. Current meter invented by Thorsten Arwidsson in 1880. Viewing the backside. This instrument was devised for rapid measurement by stationary naval vessels. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Backside
 

"Goat" by Marco Heintz
Commentary: "A goat on the hill of black forest. View to the hill in the backside."
"Pink Peony" by Stephanie Summerfield
Commentary: "This is a view of the backside of a peony after the rain."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Use in Literature: Backside

TitleAuthorQuote

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

I told you that one day I wrote my name in pencil on the backside of the Venus of Praxiteles in the Museum

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Backside

"Backside" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Backside" is used about 284 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%28417,292

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Backside

Expressions using "backside": backside cache get off one's backside. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "backside": backside-numbing.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Backside

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

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172

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3

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14

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3

backside sleeping bag

13

backside pantie

3

backside record

11

backside bag coleman down quot quot sleeping synthetic

3

backside boy

6

backside flip

2

backside male

6

animated backside

2

backside moon

5

backside nude

2

backside future

4

babe backside

2

backside burbank record

4

backside camp pad

2

air backside

4

backside man

2

backside pic

4

backside beautiful

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Backside

Language Translations for "backside"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

agterent (back, back part, behind, bottom, buttocks, hind, hind part, rear, rump), agterste (hind, hindmost, last, rump). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

bythë (arse, ass, buttock, fundament, seat), prapanicë (butt, Fanny, fundament, posterior, prat, rear), pjesë e pasme (rear, rearer, rump, tail). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏كفل (ass, bottom, butt, buttock, buttocks, ensure, guarantee, guaranty, insure, pledge, posterior, prat, rump, secure, sponsor, vouch), ‏مؤخرة (ass, behind, bum, butt, buttock, in the end, prat, rearward, stern), ‏مؤخر (delayed). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

гръб (back, rear, saddle), задник (arse, breech, bum, buttocks, can, cheeks, posterior, rear, seat, stern, tail), задни части. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

屁股. (various references)

   

Czech

  

zadnice (bum, Fanny, rump). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

kont (behind, bottom, buttocks, rump), gat (aperture, cave, cavity, hole, opening, rump), achterste (hind, hindmost, last, rump). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

postaĵo (rump). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

پشت (Abaft, Backbone, Rear), محرمانه (Backstage, Esoteric, Private, Secret, Surreptitious), کفل (Breech, Buttock, Haunch, Hip, Posterior, Rump, Seat, Slat), عقب هرچیزی , خصوصی (Backstage, Closet, Informal, Personal, Private, Subjective). (various references)

   

French

  

derrière (back). (various references)

   

Frisian

  

poepert (rump), gat (anus, arse, ass, rump), efterst (rump). (various references)

   

German

  

Rückseite (back, back page, far side, flipside, rear, reverse, reverse side, verso). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κώλος (arse), όπισθεν (abaft, back, behind, breech, overleaf, rear, reverse, reverse gear), πισινό (arse), πίσω πλευρά, οπίσθια (breech, buttocks, postern, rump). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

ישבן (arse, bottom, buttock, sitter), אחורים (breech, buttocks, hindquarter, posterior, rump), אחור (back, backward, behind, buttock, posterior, rear, rump, stern). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

fenék (arse, ass, bottom, botty, breech, bum, buttocks, fanny, hams, hunker, kazoo, posterior, posteriors, prat, rear, tail). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

penduduk (bottom, denizen, inhabitant, inhabitting, occupation, resident), pantat (behind, butt, buttock, posterior, rear). (various references)

   

Italian

  

sedere (be seated, rump, sit, sit down, take a seat, to sit), deretano (can, fundament, posterior, stern). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

ヒステリー性格 (be a hit, buttocks, hickory, hip cut, hip pad, hipbone skirt, hip-hop, hippie style, hippy, hips, hip-up girdle, Hispanic, hiss noise, histogram, history, hit, hit chart, hit man, hit parade, hit song, hit-and-run, hitch-hike, Hitler, hitting, hysteric, hysterical personality, safe hit, success). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ヒップ (buttocks, hips). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

후부 (back-end). (various references)

   

Manx

  

thoyn (anus, arse, behind, bottom, bum, buttock, rectum, seat, vent), kione y vremmey. (various references)

   

Papiamen

  

kul (rump). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

acksidebay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

traseiro (arse, ass, back, behind, bottom, breech, bum, buttock, fundament, hind, hinder, posterior, rear, seat, stern), parte traseira, nádegas, bunda, parte traseira (back, rear, tail), nádegas (behind, bottom, breech, buttocks, fundament, nates, seat), alça de mira. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

тыльная сторона (back), зад (arse, ass, back, breech, bum, croupe, duff, end, fanny 2, fundament, hams, posterior, prat). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

zadnjica (ass, behind, butt, buttocks, fanny, fundament, nates, posterior, rear, rump), zadnji deo (haunch). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

zaga (back, posteriors, rear part), trasero (after, back, behind, bottom, breech, hind, hinder, posterior, quarters, rear, rearmost, rear-mounted, rearward, seat, tail), espalda, lomo. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

bak (at the back, back, baking, batch, behind). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

popo (behind, breech, bum, butt, buttocks, can, posterior, rear, rear end), kıç (arse, ass, behind, bottom, breech, bum, butt, buttocks, can, Fanny, fundament, ham, haunches, hindquarters, hip, nates, poop, posterior, rear, rear end, rump, slats, stern, tail, tail end, vent), arka taraf (back side, rear, reverse, stern). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

yz (rear, trace), syrt (bottom). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

відхоже місце (necessary), надвірні будівлі (building, outbuilding), задня сторона (back). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

mông đít (posterior). (various references)

   

Yucatec

  

u bak'el it (behind, bottom, buttocks, rump). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Backside

LanguageDateSourceRevelation Chapter 5, Verse 1
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai eidon epi thn dexian tou kaqhmenou epi tou qronou biblion gegrammenon eswqen kai opisqen katesfragismenon sfragisin epta
Latin405VulgateEt vidi in dextera sedentis super thronum librum scriptum intus et foris signatum sigillis septem
Middle English1395WyclifAnd Y say in the riythond of the sittere on the trone, a book writun with ynne and with out, and seelid with seuene seelis.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd I sawe in the right honde of him that sat in ye trone a boke written with in and on the backside sealyd with vii. seales.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the high seat, a book with writing inside it and on the back, shut with seven stamps of wax.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Backside

LanguageRevelation Chapter 5, Verse 1
Cebuano¶ Ug nakita ko, sa toong kamot niadtong naglingkod sa trono, ang usa ka basahong linukot nga may sinulat diha sa sulod ug sa likod niini, nga minarkahan ug pito ka timri.
CroatianI vidjeh: na desnici Onoga koji sjedi na prijestolju - knjiga, iznutra i izvana ispisana, zapeèaæena sa sedam peèata!
DanishOg jeg så i hans højre Hånd, som sad på Tronen, en Bog, beskreven indeni og udenpå, forseglet med syv Segl.
DutchEn ik zag in de rechter hand Desgenen, Die op den troon zat, een boek, geschreven van binnen en van buiten, verzegeld met zeven zegelen.
FinnishJa minä näin valtaistuimella-istuvan oikeassa kädessä kirjakäärön, sisältä ja päältä täyteen kirjoitetun, seitsemällä sinetillä suljetun.
FrenchPuis je vis dans la main droite de celui qui était assis sur le trône un livre écrit en dedans et en dehors, scellé de sept sceaux.
GermanUnd ich sah in der rechten Hand des, der auf dem Stuhl saß, ein Buch, beschrieben inwendig und auswendig, versiegelt mit sieben Siegeln.
HungarianÉs láték annak jobbkezében, a ki a királyiszékben üle, egy könyvet , a mely be volt írva belõl és hátul, és le volt pecsételve hét pecséttel.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariKemudian saya melihat sebuah gulungan buku di tangan Dia yang duduk di takhta itu. Buku itu penuh dengan tulisan pada sebelah-menyebelahnya dan dimeteraikan dengan tujuh buah segel.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka aku tampak di dalam tangan kanan Dia, yang duduk di atas arasy itu, ada sebuah kitab, yang bertulis luar dalamnya, dan bermeterai dengan tujuh meterai.
ItalianE vidi nella mano destra di Colui che era assiso sul trono un libro a forma di rotolo, scritto sul lato interno e su quello esterno, sigillato con sette sigilli.
Maori¶ A i kite ano ahau i te ringa matau o tera e noho ra i runga i te torona, he pukapuka kua oti te tuhituhi a roto, a tua hoki, he mea hiri ki nga hiri e whitu.
NorwegianOg jeg så i hans høire hånd som satt på tronen, en bokrull, skrevet innvendig og utvendig, og forseglet med syv segl.
PortugueseVi na destra do que estava assentado sobre o trono um livro escrito por dentro e por fora, bem selado com sete selos.   
RumanianApoi am vqzut kn mkna dreaptq a Celuice wedea pe scaunul de domnie o carte, scrisq pe dinlquntru wi pe dinafarq, pecetluitq cu wapte peceyi.
Shuar¶ Nuyá akupin pujutainium pujuya nuna Untsuurín Papí penuarma aanniun wainkiamjai. Nu papisha Initiaanísha tura Pátatkesha aarmauyi. Tura urakchamnia Atí tusa siati anujtukmajai kaki peekmauyi.
SpanishVi en la mano derecha del que estaba sentado sobre el trono, un libro escrito por dentro y por fuera, sellado con siete sellos.
SwahiliKisha katika mkono wa kulia wa huyo aliyeketi juu ya kiti cha enzi, nikaona kitabu; nacho kilikuwa kimeandikwa ndani na nje na kufungwa na mihuri saba.
SwedishBokrullen med de sju inseglen.
Uma¶ Ngkai ree kuhilo, ria sura halulua hi pale ka'ana-na to Mohura hi Pohuraa Magau'. Sura toe ukiaa' ntimalia, ralulu pai' rasaa' hante pitu meha' saa' bona uma ma'ala rabongka.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Backside

Derivations

Words beginning with "backside": backsides. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Backside" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: backsi, beckside, Blacksided, Blacksyde, bockside. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Backside"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "backside" (pronounced ba"ksī'd)
4-k s ī' ddioxide, lakeside, dockside, oxide, peroxide, superoxide.
3-s ī' dbedside, blindside, broadside, countryside, curbside, Ironside, downside, fireside, fratricide, fungicide, genocide, germicide, glucoside, glycoside, graveside, harborside, herbicide, hillside, homicide, infanticide, insecticide, mountainside, pesticide, poolside, prophesied, ringside, riverside, roadside, seaside, silverside, suicide, underside, wayside.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Backside

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: diebacks.

Words within the letters "a-b-c-d-e-i-k-s"

-1 letter: dieback, sickbed.

-2 letters: abides, backed, basked, biased, casked, cebids, ceibas, sacked, sicked.

-3 letters: abide, acids, aides, asdic, aside, asked, backs, baked, bakes, based, basic, beads, beaks, becks, bices, bides, biked, bikes, cades, cadis, caids, caked, cakes, cased, cebid, cedis, ceiba, daces, decks, dices, dicks, dikes, ideas, kadis, kibes, sabed, saice, skied.

-4 letters: abed, aced.

 Words containing the letters "a-b-c-d-e-i-k-s"
 

+1 letter: backsides, backslide.

 

+2 letters: backfields, backlisted, backslider, backslides, breadstick, rudbeckias.

 

+3 letters: backslidden, backsliders, blackbodies, blacklisted, breadsticks, fiddlebacks.

 

+4 letters: backstitched, biofeedbacks, blackbirders, switchbacked.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Images: Digital Art
9. Quotations: Fiction
10. Usage Frequency
11. Expressions
12. Expressions: Internet
13. Translations: Modern
14. Bible Trace
15. Derivations
16. Rhymes
17. Anagrams
18. Bibliography


  

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