ānus — meaning in English
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English meaning
- an article The form of "a" used before a word that starts with a vowel sound.
- anus noun The opening at the end of the digestive tract through which solid waste leaves the body.
- crone noun An old woman, especially one seen as withered, unpleasant, or witch-like.
- ese noun An informal, chiefly Mexican-American term of address for a man, roughly equivalent to "dude" or "man."
- rectum noun The final section of the large intestine, where waste is stored before leaving the body.
Senses
ānus is used for these senses in English:
- an Of or pertaining to; an adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. (Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a, -n is used instead.)
- ese Used to form nouns meaning the jargon or language used by a particular profession or being or in a particular context.
- anus (anatomy) The orifice of the rectum in most mammals, teleost fish, and many invertebrates, through which feces and flatus are ejected.
- old woman (literally) An elderly woman.
- rectum (anatomy) The terminal part of the large intestine through which feces pass after exiting the colon, but before leaving the body through the anus or cloaca.
anus — full definition
- noun The opening at the end of the digestive tract through which solid waste leaves the body.
- noun (vulgar slang) An obnoxious or unpleasant person.