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NATES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nates mean?
• NATES (noun)
The noun NATES has 1 sense:
1. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Familiarity information: NATES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
hindquarters; tush; tooshie; tail end; tail; stern; seat; rump; rear end; rear; prat; posterior; nates; keister; arse; hind end; fundament; fanny; derriere; can; buttocks; butt; buns; bum; bottom; behind; backside; ass
Context example:
are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
Hypernyms ("nates" is a kind of...):
body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
Holonyms ("nates" is a part of...):
body; torso; trunk (the body excluding the head and neck and limbs)
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