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- [hahynd]
- /haɪnd/
- /haɪnd/
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- [hahynd]
- /haɪnd/
Definitions of hinds word
- noun plural hinds Zoology. the female of the deer, chiefly the red deer, especially in and after the third year. 1
- noun plural hinds any of several speckled serranid fishes of the genus Epinephelus, found in the warmer waters of the western Atlantic Ocean. 1
- noun hinds a peasant or rustic. 1
- noun hinds Scot. and North England. a farm laborer. 1
- noun hinds Plural form of hind. 1
- noun hinds plural of hind. 0
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Origin of hinds
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch hinde, Old Norse, Danish, Swedish hind, Old High German hinta (German, Low German Hinde)
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Parts of speech for Hinds
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hinds popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hinds usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hinds
noun hinds
- lout — an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- buffoon — If you call someone a buffoon, you mean that they often do foolish things.
- rube — Arthur Joseph, 1908–90, U.S. jurist, statesman, and diplomat: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1962–65; ambassador to the U.N. 1965–68.
- oaf — a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- clodhopper — a clumsy person; lout
adjective hinds
- backs — a large tub, vat, or cistern used by dyers, brewers, distillers, etc., to hold liquids.
- rears — the back of something, as distinguished from the front: The porch is at the rear of the house.
- finals — pertaining to or coming at the end; last in place, order, or time: the final meeting of the year.
- followings — a body of followers, attendants, adherents, etc.
Antonyms for hinds
noun hinds
- front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
- beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
- sophisticate — a sophisticated person.
Top questions with hinds
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