Rear

adjective
rir

Adjective

  • located in or toward the back or rear

    the chair's rear legs

    the rear door of the plane

    on the rearward side

    Similar:Rearward

Noun

  • the side of an object that is opposite its front

    his room was toward the rear of the hotel

    Similar:Backside
    Type of:FaceSide
  • the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer

    it was hidden in the rear of the store

    Similar:Back
    Type of:PositionPlace
  • the back of a military formation or procession

    infantrymen were in the rear

    Type of:Formation
  • the side that goes last or is not normally seen

    Similar:Back
    Type of:Side
  • the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

Verb

  • stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds

    The horse reared in terror

    Type of:Straighten
  • rise up

    Similar:LiftRise
    Type of:LookSeemAppear
  • cause to rise up

    Similar:Erect
    Type of:ElevateRaiseLift
  • construct, build, or erect

    Similar:ErectRaise
    Type of:BuildConstructMake
  • look after a child until it is an adult

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