| ADJECTIVE | all | rear, rearward | located in or toward the back / back or rear |
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| NOUN | group | rear | the back of a military formation or procession |
| location | rear, backside, back end | the side of an object that is opposite its front | |
| location | rear, back | the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer | |
| body | rear, buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass | the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | |
| artifact | rear, back | the side that goes last or is not normally seen | |
| VERB | motion | rear, rise up | stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds |
| social | rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent | bring up | |
| stative | rear, rise, lift | rise up | |
| motion | rear, erect | cause to rise up | |
| creation | rear, raise, erect, set up, put up | construct, build, or erect |
| Sounds | rih'r | |
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| Rhymes | acyclovir ... zaire / Zaire: 95 rhymes with ihr... | |
| Meaning | Located in or toward the back / back or rear. | |
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| Synonym | rearward | |
| Broader | back | related to or located at the back / back |
| Catalan | posterior | |
| Spanish | posterior, trasero | |
| Nouns | rear | the side that goes last or is not normally seen |
| rear | the side of an object that is opposite its front | |
| rear | the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer | |
| Meaning | The back of a military formation or procession. | |
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| Example | "infantrymen were in the rear" | |
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
| Broader | formation | An arrangement of people or things acting as a unit |
| Opposite | head | The front of a military formation or procession |
| Meaning | The side of an object that is opposite its front. | |
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| Example | "his room was toward the rear of the hotel" | |
| Synonyms | backside, back end | |
| Narrower | nape, scruff, nucha | The back side of the neck |
| rearward | Direction toward the rear | |
| Broader | side, face | A surface forming part of the outside of an object |
| Opposite | front, front end, forepart | The side that is forward or prominent |
| Adjectives | rear | located in or toward the back / back or rear |
| Meaning | The part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer. | |
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| Example | "it was hidden in the rear of the store" | |
| Synonym | back | |
| Broader | position, place | The particular portion of space occupied by something |
| Opposite | front | The part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer |
| Adjectives | rear | located in or toward the back / back or rear |
| Meaning | The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on. | |
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| Synonyms | buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass | |
| Part of | torso, trunk, body | The body excluding the head and neck and limbs |
| Broader | body part | Any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity |
| Catalan | cul | |
| Spanish | culo | |
| Meaning | The side that goes last or is not normally seen. | |
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| Synonym | back | |
| Narrower | stern, after part, quarter, poop, tail | The rear part of a ship |
| tail, tail assembly, empennage | The rear part of an aircraft | |
| Broader | side | An extended outer surface of an object |
| Opposite | front | The side that is seen or that goes first |
| Catalan | revés | |
| Spanish | fondo, revés | |
| Adjectives | rear | located in or toward the back / back or rear |
| Meaning | stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "The horse reared in terror" | |
| Synonym | rise up | |
| Narrower | rear back | rear backwards on its hind legs |
| Broader | straighten | get up from a sitting or slouching position |
| Meaning | Bring up. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | raise, bring up, nurture, parent | |
| Cause to | grow up | Become an adult |
| Narrower | cradle | Bring up from infancy |
| fledge | feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight | |
| foster | Bring up under fosterage | |
| Spanish | criar | |
| Nouns | rearing | helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community |
| rearing | the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child | |
| Meaning | Rise up. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Synonyms | rise, lift | |
| Narrower | loom, tower, predominate, hulk | Appear very large or occupy a commanding position |
| Broader | look, appear, seem | Give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect |
| Meaning | Cause to rise up. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | erect | |
| Narrower | pitch, set up | Erect and fasten |
| prick up, prick, cock up | Raise | |
| Broader | raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up | Raise from a lower to a higher position |
| Spanish | erguir | |
| Meaning | Construct, build, or erect. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | raise, erect, set up, put up | |
| Category | construction, building | The act of constructing something |
| Broader | construct, build, make | make by combining materials and parts |
| Opposite | level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down | tear down so as to make flat with the ground |
| Catalan | aixecar, alçar | |
| Spanish | alzar, levantar | |