Nates

//ˈneɪtiːz// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The two anterior of the four lobes on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most mammals; the anterior optic lobes. plural, plural-only
  2. 2
    the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on wordnet
  3. 3
    The buttocks. plural, plural-only

    "Enderby watched her warily as she lay prone, having kicked the clothes off the bed, her nates silvered by the Roman moonlight to the likeness of a meringue."

  4. 4
    The umbones of a bivalve shell. plural, plural-only
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Nate form-of, plural

Synonyms

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"Enderby watched her warily as she lay prone, having kicked the clothes off the bed, her nates silvered by the Roman moonlight to the likeness of a meringue."

Etymology

From Latin natēs, plural of natis.

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