rear above/over sth/sb
literary — phrasal verb with rear /rɪər/
/rɪr/ verb Definition
› to appear very tall and big in comparison with another thing or person: The mountain reared above the village.High, tall and deep
(Definition of rear above/over sth/sb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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reappraisal noun
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rear adjective
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rear admiral noun
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rear its (ugly) head idiom
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rear light noun
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rear noun
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Synonyms and related words:
- altitude noun
- dwarf verb
- elevated adjective
- eye level noun
- full-length adjective (REACHING FLOOR)
- gawky adjective
- height noun
- high adjective (DISTANCE)
- high adverb
- lofty adjective (POSITION)
- profundity noun (EXTREME QUALITY)
- six-footer noun
- stand verb (HEIGHT)
- stature noun (HEIGHT)
- tall adjective
- tallish adjective
- tower above/over sb/sth phrasal verb
- towering adjective
- up- prefix
Topic:
High, tall and deep
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