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Posterior vs Curple - What's the difference?

posterior | curple |

As nouns the difference between posterior and curple

is that posterior is (euphemistic) the buttocks while curple is the hindquarters or the rump of a horse, a strap under the girth of a horse's saddle to stop the saddle from kicking forward.

As an adjective posterior

is located behind, or towards the rear of an object.

posterior

English

Alternative forms

* posteriour (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Located behind, or towards the rear of an object.
  • Following in order or in time.
  • (anatomy) Nearer the back end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.
  • (botany) Next to, or facing the main stem or axis.
  • Synonyms

    * (located behind or towards the rear) rear, hinder, back * (Following in order or in time) later

    Antonyms

    * anterior

    Derived terms

    * posteriorly

    Coordinate terms

    * *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (euphemistic) The buttocks.
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    curple

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The hindquarters or the rump of a horse, a strap under the girth of a horse's saddle to stop the saddle from kicking forward
  • (transferred) The rump, the posterior.