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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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adjective

Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty

“accurate knowledge”

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Dictionary Entry

tush

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/tʌʃ/

A tusk.

In a Sentence

“She slipped on the icy sidewalk and landed on her tush.”

Origin

Mid-20th-century American slang, likely from the variant 'tushie'.

Common Phrases

. tushpush tushoff tushtush littletush pishtush nice

Synonyms

sternbuttassbumpratbottom

Antonyms

front

Related Words

rumptailposteriorbacksidebunskeister

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