All rear synonyms
rear
R r verb rear
- levering β Mechanics. a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third. Compare machine (def 4b).
- goosed β any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- hung over β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hang over β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- break through β If you break through a barrier, you succeed in forcing your way through it.
- keep β to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- look over β the act of looking: a look of inquiry.
- give birth to β an act or instance of being born: the day of his birth.
- neared β close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
- heft β weight; heaviness: It was a rather flimsy chair, without much heft to it.
- lift β to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist.
- fetch up β to go and bring back; return with; get: to go up a hill to fetch a pail of water.
- goose β any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- nursle β (now rare, archaic) To nurture, train, raise (up) (a person).
- bring up β When someone brings up a child, they look after it until it is an adult. If someone has been brought up in a certain place or with certain attitudes, they grew up in that place or were taught those attitudes when they were growing up.
- nurture β to feed and protect: to nurture one's offspring.
- construct β to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied
- educate β to develop the faculties and powers of (a person) by teaching, instruction, or schooling. Synonyms: instruct, school, drill, indoctrinate.
- hefted β weight; heaviness: It was a rather flimsy chair, without much heft to it.
- elevate β Raise or lift (something) up to a higher position.
- found β simple past tense and past participle of find.
- drag up β old subject: raise again
- nears β close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
noun rear
- loin β Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- gluteus maximus β the broad, thick, outermost muscle of the buttocks, involved in the rotation and extension of the thigh.
- loins β Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- hillside β a township in NE New Jersey.
- contras β (often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- wagger β to move from side to side, forward and backward, or up and down, especially rapidly and repeatedly: a dog wagging its tail.
- fag end β the last part or very end of something: the fag end of a rope.
- behind β If something is behind a thing or person, it is on the other side of them from you, or nearer their back rather than their front.
- contra β against
- butt end β butt1 (defs 1, 2).
- butt β Someone's butt is their bottom.
- keester β the buttocks; rump.
- butt in β If you say that someone is butting in, you are criticizing the fact that they are joining in a conversation or activity without being asked to.
- croup β Croup is a disease which children sometimes suffer from that makes it difficult for them to breathe and causes them to cough a lot.
- heel β a contemptibly dishonorable or irresponsible person: We all feel like heels for ducking out on you like this.
- buttock β Your buttocks are the two rounded fleshy parts of your body that you sit on.
- breech β The breech of a gun is the part of the barrel at the back into which you load the bullets.
- buttocks β the two large fleshy masses of thick muscular tissue that form the human rump
- antipole β the opposite pole
- hindquarters β the posterior end of a halved carcass of beef, lamb, etc., sectioned usually between the twelfth and thirteenth ribs.
- bottom β The bottom of something is the lowest or deepest part of it.
adj rear
- back of β the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine.
- in the wake of β the track of waves left by a ship or other object moving through the water: The wake of the boat glowed in the darkness.
- hind β situated in the rear or at the back; posterior: the hind legs of an animal.
- hindmost β furtherest behind or nearest the rear; last.
adjective rear
- dorsal β of, relating to, or situated at the back, or dorsum.