Definition of Rear

Noun

  • the side that goes last or is not normally seen
    "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"
  • the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
    "he deserves a good kick in the butt"
    "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
    - hind end - rear end - tail end
  • the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
    "he stood at the back of the stage"
    "it was hidden in the rear of the store"
  • the side of an object that is opposite its front
    "his room was toward the rear of the hotel"
    - back end
  • the back of a military formation or procession
    "infantrymen were in the rear"

Verb

  • construct, build, or erect
    "Raise a barn"
    - set up - put up
  • cause to rise up
  • rise up
    "The building rose before them"
  • bring up
    "raise a family"
    "bring up children"
    - bring up
  • stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
    "The horse reared in terror"
    - rise up

Adjective

  • located in or toward the back or rear
    "the chair's rear legs"
    "the rear door of the plane"
    "on the rearward side"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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Unscramble rear

11 unscramble word found using the letters rear.

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