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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | end part |
| Synonyms: | aft, back end, backside, extremity, far end, hindpart, hindquarters, posterior, rear, reverse, stern, tail, tail end, tailpiece |
| Antonyms: | front |
| Main Entry: | rear |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | back or end part |
| Synonyms: | afterpart, back, back door, back end, back seat, backside, behind, bottom, butt, buttocks, end, heel, hind, hind part, hindquarters, posterior, postern, rear end, rear guard, rearward, reverse, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tailpiece, tush |
| Notes: | one rears children and raises crops |
| Antonyms: | beginning, front |
| Main Entry: | tail |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | end piece, part |
| Synonyms: | appendage, behind, butt*, buttocks, caudal appendage, conclusion, empennage, end, extremity, fag end, hind end, hind part, hindmost part, last part, posterior, rear, rear end, reverse, rudder, rump, stub, tag, tag end, tailpiece, train, tush, wagger |
| Antonyms: | front, head |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | postern |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | back |
| Synonyms: | aft, back end, backside, extremity, far end, hind, hindmost, hindpart, hindquarters, posterior, rear, reverse, stern, tail, tail end, tailpiece |
| Main Entry: | tail end |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tail |
| Synonyms: | appendage, behind, butt*, buttocks, caudal appendage, conclusion, empennage, end, extremity, fag end, hind end, hind part, hindmost part, last part, posterior, rear, rear end, reverse, rudder, rump, stub, tag end, tag*, tailpiece, train, tush, wagger |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Concept: | Rear. |
| Category: | 3. Centrical dimensions; special |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
rear, back, posteriority; rear rank, rear guard; background, hinterland., occiput, nape, chine; heels; tail, rump, croup, buttock, posteriors, backside, scut, breech, dorsum, loin; dorsal region, lumbar region; hind quarters; aitchbone; natch, natch bone., stern, poop, afterpart, heelpiece, crupper., wake; train (sequence)., reverse; other side of the shield.
-verbs
be behind; fall astern; bend backwards; bring up the rear.
-adjectives
back, rear; hind, hinder, hindmost, hindermost; postern, posterior; dorsal, after; caudal, lumbar; mizzen, tergal.
-adverbs
behind; in the rear, in the background; behind one's back; at the heels of, at the tail of, at the back of; back to back., after, aft, abaft, astern, sternmost, aback, rearward.
-phrases
ogni medaglia ha il suo rovescio.
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| Antonyms: | front |
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