bum vs hindquarters

bum and hindquarters both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bum	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
hindquarters	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bum and hindquarters are synonyms defined as:

bum (noun)	hindquarters (noun)
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on	the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
a vagrant	the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
person who does no work

bum (adjective)	hindquarters (adjective)
of very poor quality; flimsy

bum (verb)	hindquarters (verb)
ask for and get free; be a parasite
be lazy or idle