REAR

REAR 1 syllable

B1 · Intermediate 📏 4 letters 🎲 Scrabble 4 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

noun
  1. the back of a military formation or procession
  2. the side of an object that is opposite its front
  3. the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
  4. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

💬 Examples

  • "infantrymen were in the rear"
  • "his room was toward the rear of the hotel"
  • "he stood at the back of the stage"
  • "it was hidden in the rear of the store"

🔗 Similar words

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verb
  1. stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
  2. look after a child until it is an adult
  3. rise up
  4. cause to rise up

💬 Examples

  • "The horse reared in terror"
  • "raise a family"
  • "bring up children"
  • "The building rose before them"

🔗 Similar words

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adjective
  1. located in or toward the back or rear

💬 Examples

  • "the chair's rear legs"
  • "the rear door of the plane"

🔗 Similar words

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