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Synonyms for postern

  • noun

Most common

rear tail posterior door back-door gate tradesman's entrance

All synonyms

Noun

1. Rear — the buttocks of a person; behind, posterior

back, behind, rear, tail, posterior, back-side, stern, bum UK CA, fanny US, buns, rump, tush, derriere, nates, arse vulgar UK, keister slang

Other

door, back-door, gate, tradesman's entrance

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The buttocks of a person; behind, posterior.

Forms

Plural
posterns → backs, behinds, rears, tails…

Example sentences

  • rear Speak louder for the benefit of those in the rear.
  • tail The tail of a fox is longer than that of a rabbit.
  • posterior Tom has a posterior hip dislocation.
  • door It is very careless of you to leave the door open.
  • gate Where is the boarding gate for Japan Airlines 124?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
posternrising
rearsteady
tailsteady
posteriorsteady
doorrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
bum1
4 letters
back1, door1, gate1, rear1, tail1, arse1, buns1, rump1, tush1
5 letters
stern1, fanny2, nates
6 letters
behind2
7 letters
keister3
8 letters
derriere
9 letters
posterior3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fanny2 = 2 syllables).