| NOUN | body | gluteus, gluteus muscle, gluteal muscle, glute | any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh |
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| Meaning | Any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh. | |
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| Synonyms | gluteus muscle, gluteal muscle, glute | |
| Part of | buttock, cheek | Either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump |
| Narrower | gluteus maximus | The outermost of the three gluteal muscles |
| gluteus medius | The middle of the three gluteal muscles | |
| gluteus minimus | The innermost of the three gluteal muscles | |
| Broader | skeletal muscle, striated muscle | A muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton |
| Spanish | glúteo, músculo glúteo | |
| Catalan | múscul gluti | |
| Adjectives | gluteal | of or relating to or near the gluteus muscles |
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