rear
/rˈɪr/
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Definitions
Adjective Satellite
located in or toward the back or rear; "the chair''s rear legs"; "the rear door of the plane"; "on the rearward side"
Noun
the back of a military formation or procession; "infantrymen were in the rear"
Noun
the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel"
Noun
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"
Noun
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?"
Noun
the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"
Verb
stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared in terror"
Verb
bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"
Verb
rise up; "The building rose before them"
Verb
cause to rise up
Verb
construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"
Synonyms
arse
ass
back
back end
backside
behind
bottom
bring up
bum
buns
butt
buttocks
can
derriere
erect
fanny
fundament
hind end
hindquarters
keister
lift
nates
nurture
parent
posterior
prat
put up
raise
rear end
rearward
rise
rise up
rump
seat
set up
stern
tail
tail end
tooshie
tush