Backside
(noun)
- The rear or posterior part of a person or animal.
- The rear or hind part of an object or surface.
- The part of a surface, object, or location that is furthest from the front.
Origin:
From the middle english bakside, from the old english bæcsīde, from bæc ("back") + sīde ("side"). first recorded in the 14th century.
Examples:
- The cat rubbed against my leg and then jumped up onto the sofa, showing me its backside.
- The backside of the photo showed that it had been ripped in half and then taped back together.
- I turned the painting over to examine the backside, where I found the artist's signature.
- I saw the backside of the building, which had a fire escape and several air conditioning units.
- The backside of the mountain was much steeper than the front and covered in dense forest.