REAR
/ɹɪə/ ► audio Scrabble 4 Words With Friends 4
Definition
- adjective located in or toward the back or rear.
— synonyms: rear(a), rearward(a)
- verb stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds.
— synonyms: rise_up
- verb look after a child until it is an adult.
— synonyms: raise, bring_up, nurture, parent
- verb rise up.
— synonyms: rise, lift
- verb cause to rise up.
— synonyms: erect
- verb construct, build, or erect.
— synonyms: raise, erect, set_up, put_up
- noun the back of a military formation or procession.
- noun the side of an object that is opposite its front.
— synonyms: backside, back_end
- noun the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer.
— synonyms: back
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.
— synonyms: buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can
- noun the side that goes last or is not normally seen.
— synonyms: back
Examples
- “The family has been rearing cattle for 200 years.”
- “The horse was shocked, and thus reared.”
- “The monster slowly reared its head.”
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