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bum

noun as in buttocks

noun as in enthusiast

Strongest match

verb as in to borrow, mooch

Strongest matches

Strong match

adjective as in fake, misleading, disappointing

adjective as in injured, impaired

Strongest match

Weak match

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Below, your bum is having the time of its life being groped by the every-way adjustable driver’s seat.

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"We need to pull our finger out of our bums."

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Powell, a steadfast Texas Longhorn fan, teased him: “The fact that Alabama beat you guys at home before Texas could beat you guys at home just really bummed me out.”

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He never griped that he was pitching on short rest, or pitching with a bum arm, or pitching with a terrible offense and an untrustworthy bullpen.

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I take no pleasure in hating “With Love, Meghan” — Markle is a local gal who inarguably got a very bum deal in her early married life, and I honestly want her to succeed.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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