Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The lower part of the abdomen, especially the region surrounding the external genitals.
- noun The hair that appears on this region at puberty.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun . The pubescence or hairiness of the genitals, which appears at puberty.
- noun Hence The place where hair grows at puberty; the suprapubic or hypogastric region, at, the middle of the lowest part of the abdomen: in women known as the mons, or mons Veneris.
- noun The pubic bones, or bony framework of the pubes; the underlying skeleton of the pubic region, more fully called
os pubis . There being a pair of pubic bones, right and left, each is now calledos pubis , plural ossa pubis, or, more frequently, pubis, in the plural pubes. Seepubis . - noun In botany, same as
pubescence , 3. - noun Plural of
pubis .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The hair which appears upon the lower part of the hypogastric region at the age of puberty.
- noun Hence (as more commonly used), the lower part of the hypogastric region; the pubic region.
- noun (Bot.) The down of plants; a downy or villous substance which grows on plants; pubescence.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
pubis . - noun Plural form of
pube .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I think any sport that makes you shave your pubes is ok by me!
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In English the word pubes refers to the crotch area of the human body but back in Latin it meant "grown up" or "adult" and according to the
podictionary - for word lovers - dictionary etymology, trivia & history 2009
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Although we might find it embarrassing to make a typo that confused public and pubic, when the word pubes was influencing public back in classical times there wasn't any sexual innuendo. an excellent accompaniment to a housewarming bottle. the book about the words we use for our bodies
podictionary - for word lovers - dictionary etymology, trivia & history 2009
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But then she got me back when she told me I was defective cause my pubes were the same color as my hair and normal girls have dark brown/black pubes.
goldylockz22 Diary Entry goldylockz22 2003
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The congenital hairs are on the head, the eyelids, and the eyebrows; of the later growths the hairs on the pubes are the first to come, then those under the armpits, and, thirdly, those on the chin; for, singularly enough, the regions where congenital growths and the subsequent growths are found are equal in number.
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Her pubes was a field of wheat after the harvest, a field neatly furrowed; it was a nest, a pomegranate, an arrowhead, a rune. markitymark 1 point 2 hours ago markitymark 1 point 2 hours ago
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Of course, laughing at the 'pubes' meltdown is entertaining.
The Zen Cabin 2009
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In addition, the pelvis of GSP-UM 3551 is well preserved and has a V-shaped pubic notch, formed by the inferior rami of the left and right pubes, which is characteristic of males (
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Feminine indulgences were confined to two quick brushes of the mascara wand and the occasional swoop-shave of the legs and pubes.
Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011
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You can get your pubes and underarms, or chin and lip, or chest and legs, or any other combination, for the price of one.
Deep Throat Diva Cairo 2011
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