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rear

/ɹˈɪɹ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

  1. the back of a military formation or procession
    “infantrymen were in the rear”
  2. the side of an object that is opposite its front
    “his room was toward the rear of the hotel”
  3. the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
    “he stood at the back of the stage”
  4. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
    “he deserves a good kick in the butt”
  5. the side that goes last or is not normally seen
    “he wrote the date on the back of the photograph”

verb

  1. stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
    “The horse reared in terror”
  2. look after a child until it is an adult
    “raise a family”
  3. rise up
    “The building rose before them”
  4. cause to rise up
  5. construct, build, or erect
    “Raise a barn”

adjective

  1. located in or toward the back or rear
    “the chair's rear legs”

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Words that rhyme with rear

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