as in seat
the part of the body upon which someone sits
I couldn't even make it down the bunny slope without ending up on my caboose
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Recent Examples of caboose
The couple purchased the cabooses on Facebook Marketplace and positioned them where an old railway line used to exist on the property.
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Troy Smith, Axios, 18 July 2024
The cabooses each sleep three to four people, while the cabins come with a bed and sleeper sofa.
—Troy Smith, Axios, 18 July 2024
Caboose The caboose can be reserved exclusively for smaller parties in the 10-12 range.
—Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 18 July 2024
Six games on the West Coast — three against the class of the AL West and three versus the club occupying the division’s caboose.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
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Troy Smith, Axios, 18 July 2024
The cabooses each sleep three to four people, while the cabins come with a bed and sleeper sofa.
—Troy Smith, Axios, 18 July 2024
Caboose The caboose can be reserved exclusively for smaller parties in the 10-12 range.
—Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 18 July 2024
Six games on the West Coast — three against the class of the AL West and three versus the club occupying the division’s caboose.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caboose
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Snag a seat at the bar for selections from the raw bar and lighter bites, or kick it family style and share some of their many entrees and sides.Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2024
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Republican Jeff Gonzalez won a seat in the Assembly by focusing on the high cost of living and building alliances with Democrats.Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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Carpenter did stick to her usual makeup routine of flushed pink cheeks and lots of lashes, both of which definitely align with the maximalist approach of the mob wife aesthetic.Kara Nesvig, Allure, 11 Dec. 2024
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After cooking up their burgers, Wesley entered the set holding the baby girl, who had tears streaming down her cheeks.Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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On Halloween, the couple posted a cheeky Halloween photo on the beach with Belichick dressed as a fisherman and reeling in Hudson, who donned a mermaid tail.Lawrence Yee, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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And what’s up with these weird tufts of hair that seem to be sprouting in the small of her back, or what appears to be the nub of a tail where her backbone ends?David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
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Recognizing Somaliland would undoubtedly rattle the rump state of Somalia, further destabilize the Horn, and elicit a sharp rebuke from the African Union, which has long opposed secessionist movements.Ken Opalo, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2024
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Like other Thomson’s gazelles, Cobbler also has a white patch on his rump extending underneath his tail, distinguishing him from the larger Grant’s gazelle, whose white patch extends above the tail.Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
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The entry point is the Dining Room, a two-deck affair that can seat 1,170 guests, which is located at the rear of decks 2 and 3.David Swanson, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024
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Passengers in the rear are also treated to individual screens positioned on the back of each front seat.New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Caboose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caboose. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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