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rear

Letters that make rear

a, e, r are letters that make 'rear'

Words within rear

ear, re, ar, Ea, AR, Re, Ar are words within 'rear'

Anagrams of rear

rare is an anagram of 'rear'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of rear

rearm, rears, drear are words created by adding a letter to 'rear'

rear is a 4 letter word starting with r
rear is a 4 letter word ending with r

10 possible definitions for 'rear'

Rear as "the side of an object that is opposite its front"

Under this definition, rear is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

back end, backside have the same meaning as 'rear'

Antonyms

front end, forepart, front have the opposite meaning of 'rear'

rear as a type

'rear' can be a type of face, side.

Types of rear

rearward, nape, scruff, nucha are types of 'rear'.

Derivatives of rear

rear(a), rearward(a) are derivatives of 'rear'.

Example of rear used within this context

"his room was toward the rear of the hotel"

Rear as "the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer"

Under this definition, rear is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

back has the same meaning as rear

Antonyms

front has the opposite meaning of rear

rear as a type

'rear' can be a type of place, position.

Derivatives of rear

rear(a), rearward(a) are derivatives of 'rear'.

Example of rear used within this context

"he stood at the back of the stage", "it was hidden in the rear of the store"

Rear as "the side that goes last or is not normally seen"

Under this definition, rear is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

back has the same meaning as rear

Antonyms

front has the opposite meaning of rear

rear as a type

'rear' can be a type of side.

Types of rear

after part, tail assembly, empennage, stern, tail, poop, tail, quarter are types of 'rear'.

Derivatives of rear

rear(a), back, rearward(a) are derivatives of 'rear'.

Rear as "the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on"

Under this definition, rear is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

tail, buttocks, hindquarters, rump, stern, bum, butt, can, fundament, seat, arse, ass, fanny, posterior, bottom, behind, nates, backside, buns, hind end, keister, prat, rear end, tail end, tooshie, tush, derriere have the same meaning as 'rear'

rear as a type

'rear' can be a type of body part.

rear as a part

'rear' can be a part of torso, trunk, body.

Derivatives of rear

posterior is a derivative of rear.

Rear as "the back of a military formation or procession"

Under this definition, rear is a noun and has the following properties:

Antonyms

head has the opposite meaning of rear

rear as a type

'rear' can be a type of formation.

rear as a category

'rear' can be a category of armed services, military machine, war machine, armed forces, military.

Example of rear used within this context

"infantrymen were in the rear"

Rear as "construct, build, or erect"

Under this definition, rear is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

put up, erect, raise, set up have the same meaning as 'rear'

Antonyms

pull down, raze, tear down, dismantle, take down, level, rase have the opposite meaning of 'rear'

rear as a type

'rear' can be a type of build, construct, make.

rear as a category

'rear' can be a category of construction, building.

Derivatives of rear

erection, erecting are derivatives of 'rear'.

Rear as "cause to rise up"

Under this definition, rear is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

erect has the same meaning as rear

rear as a type

'rear' can be a type of bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise.

Types of rear

prick up, cock up, prick, set up, pitch are types of 'rear'.

Derivatives of rear

erecting, erection are derivatives of 'rear'.

Rear as "stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds"

Under this definition, rear is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

rise up has the same meaning as rear

rear as a type

'rear' can be a type of straighten.

Types of rear

rear back is a type of rear.

Example of rear used within this context

"The horse reared in terror"

Rear as "bring up"

Under this definition, rear is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bring up, parent, raise, nurture have the same meaning as 'rear'

Types of rear

fledge, cradle, foster are types of 'rear'.

Derivatives of rear

pedigree, bloodline, line of descent, blood line, ancestry, parentage, raising, breeding, rearing, nurture, descent, line, lineage, origin, stemma, birth, blood, stock, parent, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, upbringing, parenthood are derivatives of 'rear'.

Causes of rear

grow up is a cause of rear.

Rear as "rise up"

Under this definition, rear is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

lift, rise have the same meaning as 'rear'

rear as a type

'rear' can be a type of appear, seem, look.

Types of rear

hulk, tower, predominate, loom are types of 'rear'.

Derivatives of rear

rising slope, rise, upgrade are derivatives of 'rear'.