About The Word Posterior
Learn about the word Posterior to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Posterior definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Posterior
| Posterior Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Posterior?
[n] a tooth situated at the back of the mouth
[n] the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on [adj] (zoology) at or near the hind end in quadrupeds or toward the spine in primates Synonyms | Synonyms for Posterior: arse | ass | back tooth | back(a) | backside | behind | bottom | bum | buns | butt | buttocks | can | caudal | derriere | fanny | fundament | hind end | hind(a) | hinder(a) | hindquarters | keister | nates | prat | rear | rear end | retral | rump | seat | stern | tail | tail end | tooshie | tush Related Terms | Find terms related to Posterior: aft | after | aftermost | afterpart | afterpiece | appendant | arse | ass | attendant | back | back door | back seat | back side | backside | backward | behind | bottom | breech | bum | butt | buttocks | cadet | consecutive | consequent | croup | crupper | derriere | ensuing | flack | following | haunches | heel | hind | hind end | hind part | hinder | hindermost | hindhand | hindhead | hindmost | junior | later | latter | lineal | nates | next | occiput | postern | postpositional | postpositive | proximate | puisne | rear | rear end | rearmost | rearward | retral | retrograde | reverse | rump | seat | sequacious | sequent | sequential | stern | subsequent | succeeding | successive | suffixed | tail | tail end | tailpiece | tuchis | younger See Also | body | body part | tooth | torso | trunk Posterior In Webster's Dictionary \Pos*te"ri*or\ (p[o^]s*t[=e]"r[i^]*[~e]r), a. [L.
posterior, compar. of posterus coming after, from post after.
See {Post-}.]
1. Later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or
moving; coming after; -- opposed to {prior}.
Hesiod was posterior to Homer. --Broome.
2. Situated behind; hinder; -- opposed to {anterior}.
3. (Anat.) At or toward the caudal extremity; caudal; -- in
human anatomy often used for {dorsal}.
4. (Bot.) On the side next the axis of inflorescence; -- said
of an axillary flower. --Gray.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Paraplegic ‐ a person who has paraplegia (is paralyzed from the waist down)…
- Frothily ‐ in a frothy manner; "the champagne poured frothily into…
- Alloy iron ‐ cast iron containing alloying elements (usually nickel or chromium…
- Such as ‐ of a kind specified or understood; "it's difficult to please…
- Town clerk ‐ the official who keeps a…
- Musical harmony ‐ the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression…
- Reducing diet ‐ a diet designed to help you lose weight…
- Syllable ‐ a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme; "the word `pocket'…
- Fixed phagocyte ‐ a phagocyte that does not circulate in the blood but is fixed…
- Swordlike ‐ shaped like a sword blade; "the iris has an…