Antonyms for rear
| Grammar : Adj, noun, verb |
| Spell : reer |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪər |
Definition of rear
Origin :- "hindmost part," c.1600, abstracted from rerewarde "rear guard, hindmost part of an army or fleet" (mid-14c.), from Anglo-French rerewarde, Old French rieregarde, from Old French adverb riere "behind" (from Latin retro "back, behind;" see retro-) + Old French garde (see guard (n.)). Or the word may be a shortened form of arrear (see arrears).
- As a euphemism for "buttocks" it is attested from 1796. Rear admiral is first attested 1580s, apparently so called from ranking "behind" an admiral proper. Rear-view (mirror) is recorded from 1926.
- adj back, end
- noun back or end part
- verb raise young
- verb lift, rise
- verb build
- Two field pieces were disposed in the front and two in the rear line.
- Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James
- Better to strike the rear guard than to feather a shaft in the earth.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- At the rear of the house she shook off his arm and preceded him around the building.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- So that their bodies might rear up, and no man resist their attack.
- Extract from : « The Babylonian Legends of the Creation » by British Museum
- One of these should take his position in the rear of the machine, and one at each end.
- Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
- The same holds good as to minor front or rear displacements.
- Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
- She had lost a mother who was fine enough to rear Marian to what she is.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- There are usually 12 of these, six on the front edge, and six on the rear.
- Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
- The rear vertical rudder is manipulated by means of a foot lever.
- Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
- Gliders as a rule have only one rudder, and this is in the rear.
- Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
Synonyms for rear
- aft
- after
- afterpart
- astern
- back
- back door
- back end
- back seat
- backside
- backward
- behind
- bottom
- breed
- bring up
- butt
- buttocks
- care for
- construct
- cultivate
- dorsal
- educate
- elevate
- end
- erect
- fabricate
- following
- foster
- grow
- heel
- hind
- hind part
- hinder
- hindermost
- hindmost
- hindquarters
- hoist
- hold up
- jump
- last
- leap
- loom
- mizzen
- nurse
- nurture
- pick up
- posterior
- postern
- propagate
- put up
- raise
- rear end
- rear guard
- rearmost
- rearward
- retral
- reverse
- rump
- seat
- set up
- set upright
- soar
- spring up
- stern
- support
- tail
- tail end
- tailpiece
- take up
- tower
- train
- turn up
- tush
- uphold
- uplift
- upraise
- uprear
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