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 fundament fundament /ˈfʌndəmənt/

noun

  1. Lowest support of a structure  ( fundament , groundwork , substructure , base , foot , foundation , understructure )
    lowest support of a structure
      It was built on a base of solid rock
    it was built on a base of solid rock
      He stood at the foot of the tower
    he stood at the foot of the tower
  2. The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on  ( arse [Canadian, British, Vulgar] , backside , bum [Informal, British] , buns [Informal, N. American] , butt [Informal, N. American] , can [Informal, N. American] , derriere , fanny [Informal, N. American, Vulgar] , fundament , hind end , hindquarters , keister [ N. American, Vulgar] , nates , posterior , prat [Vulgar] , rear [Informal] , rump , stern , tail end , tooshie [Informal] , tush [Informal, N. American] , ass [ N. American, Vulgar] , behind , bottom , buttocks , rear end [Informal] , seat , tail [Informal, N. American] , bahookie [Dialect, Informal, UK] , botty [Informal] , derrière , heinie [Informal, American] , jacksie [British, Vulgar] , jacksy [British, Vulgar] , keester [ N. American, Vulgar] , patootie [Informal, American] , tushy [Informal, N. American] )
    the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
      He deserves a good kick in the butt
    he deserves a good kick in the butt
      Are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
    are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
  3. The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun, developed, calculated or explained  ( cornerstone , foundation , fundament , base , basis , groundwork )
    the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun, developed, calculated or explained
      The whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
    the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture


 proctoscope proctoscope /ˈprɔktɑːˌskoʊp/

noun

  1. An endoscope for examining the rectum  ( proctoscope )
    an endoscope for examining the rectum
      For a detailed view of the rectum, the doctor decided to use a proctoscope.
    For a detailed view of the rectum, the doctor decided to use a proctoscope.


 Mahan Mahan /ˈmeɪən/

noun

  1. United States naval officer and historian (1840-1914)  ( Alfred Thayer Mahan , Mahan )
    United States naval officer and historian (1840-1914)


 tody tody /ˈtoʊdi/

noun

  1. Tiny insectivorous West Indian bird having red-and-green plumage and a long straight bill  ( tody )
    tiny insectivorous West Indian bird having red-and-green plumage and a long straight bill
      While bird-watching, I was thrilled to spot a colorful tody among the trees.
    While bird-watching, I was thrilled to spot a colorful tody among the trees.


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