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- [reer]
- /rɪər/
- /rɪər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [reer]
- /rɪər/
Definitions of rears word
- noun rears the back of something, as distinguished from the front: The porch is at the rear of the house. 1
- noun rears the space or position behind something: The bus driver asked the passengers to move to the rear. 1
- noun rears the buttocks; rump. 1
- noun rears the hindmost portion of an army, fleet, etc. 1
- adjective rears pertaining to or situated at the rear of something: the rear door of a bus. 1
- idioms rears rear its (ugly) head. head (def 85). 1
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Origin of rears
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; aphetic variant of arrear
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Parts of speech for Rears
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rears popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
rears usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rears
noun rears
- backs — a large tub, vat, or cistern used by dyers, brewers, distillers, etc., to hold liquids.
- backsides — Plural form of backside.
- croups — Plural form of croup.
- empennages — Plural form of empennage.
- heels — Plural form of heel.
verb rears
- constructs — Plural form of construct.
- hoists — Plural form of hoist.
- jacks — a male given name, form of Jacob or John.
- keeps — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- lifts — Plural form of lift.
adjective rears
- followings — a body of followers, attendants, adherents, etc.
- hinders — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- hinds — Zoology. the female of the deer, chiefly the red deer, especially in and after the third year.
Antonyms for rears
noun rears
- appearances — the act or fact of appearing, as to the eye or mind or before the public: the unannounced appearance of dinner guests; the last appearance of Caruso in Aïda; her first appearance at a stockholders' meeting.
- capitula — Biology. any globose or knoblike part, as a flower head or the head of a bone.
- capotes — Plural form of capote.
- cleanups — Plural form of cleanup.
- clients — a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.