The meaning of Haunch

noun

A person's buttocks.

Usage examples:

The old woman boasts that they would change their minds if only they got a look at her backside bec…

adjective

(of a manoeuvre in surfing and other board sports) done clockwise for a regular rider and anticlockwise for a goofy rider.

Usage examples:

Next would be big backside floaters or under the lip lay back snaps.

noun

The part of the body you sit on; your buttocks

preposition

At or to the far side of (something), typically so as to be hidden by it.

Usage examples:

The recording machinery was kept behind screens

adverb

At or to the far side of something.

Usage examples:

Campbell grabbed him from behind

noun

A person's buttocks.

Usage examples:

She slid inelegantly down a few steps on her behind

noun

The lowest point or part of something.

Usage examples:

The bottom of the page

adjective

In the lowest position.

Usage examples:

The books on the bottom shelf

verb

Denoting a flavour (variety) of unstable quark having an electric charge of - 1/3. bottom quarks have similar properties to down quarks and strange quarks, but are distinguished from them by having a larger mass.

noun

A vagrant.

Usage examples:

Bums had been known to wander up to their door and ask for a sandwich

verb

Get by asking or begging.

Usage examples:

They tried to bum money off us

adjective

Of poor quality; bad or wrong.

Usage examples:

Not one bum note was played

verb

(of a person or animal) hit (someone or something) with the head or horns.

Usage examples:

She butted him in the chest

noun

A push or blow, especially one given with the head.

Usage examples:

The characters can fight hand to hand using punches, kicks, nudges, butts, combos…

noun

The person or thing at which criticism or ridicule is directed.

Usage examples:

His singing is the butt of dozens of jokes

noun

Either of the two round fleshy parts of the human body that form the bottom.

Usage examples:

This time i manage to land with my entire body weight centered on my right buttock.

noun

Either of the two soft parts of the body below the back that support the body when sitting

noun

A person's buttocks.

Usage examples:

Over-excited eurosceptics accuse the team of protecting their own well-cushioned derrières.

noun

A person's bottom

noun

A woman's genitals.

verb

Mess around and waste time.

Usage examples:

They were fannying about in the street

plural noun

The hind legs and adjoining parts of a quadruped.

Usage examples:

See, the front half of the horse was simply white with black spots on its dappled middle, and her h…

plural noun

The back part of an animal with four legs

noun

A projection of the pelvis and upper thigh bone on each side of the body in human beings and quadrupeds.

Usage examples:

Not only was there damage to my hip, but my pelvis had been fractured as well.

noun

The fruit of a rose, especially a wild kind.

Usage examples:

The hips and haws in the hedges

noun

(formerly in the uk) a set of information about a house or flat that a seller must provide to a potential buyer.

noun

An incompetent or stupid person; an idiot.

Usage examples:

My dad is practically in love with him, the stupid prat.

noun

The back part of something, especially a building or vehicle.

Usage examples:

The kitchen door at the rear of the house

adjective

At the back.

Usage examples:

The car's rear window

verb

Bring up and care for (a child) until they are fully grown.

Usage examples:

Nigel was born and reared in bath

noun

The hind part of the body of a mammal or the lower back of a bird.

Usage examples:

The harrier is distinguished by its prominent white rump

noun

A thing made or used for sitting on, such as a chair or stool.

Usage examples:

I sat down in the white chair while dr. clark took a seat on a stool that sat to my left.

verb

Arrange for (someone) to sit somewhere.

Usage examples:

Owen seated his guests in the draughty baronial hall

noun

A piece of furniture or other place for someone to sit

Usage examples:

She left her jacket on the back of her seat., i got a seat on the flight to new york., please take …

adjective

(of a person or their manner) serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline.

Usage examples:

A smile transformed his stern face

noun

The rearmost part of a ship or boat.

Usage examples:

He stood at the stern of the yacht

adjective

Severe

Usage examples:

Sterner punishment may produce better behavior, but i doubt it., he sternly reminded his son to dri…

noun

The part of the human leg between the hip and the knee.

Usage examples:

A cuff is inflated around the thigh to obstruct venous outflow but not arterial inflow.

noun

The part of a person’s leg below the hip and above the knee

exclamation

Expressing disapproval, impatience, or dismissal.

Usage examples:

Tush, these are trifles and mere old wives' tales

noun

A long pointed tooth, in particular a canine tooth of a male horse.

noun

A person's buttocks.

Usage examples:

Office chairs are too often tough on the tush