rear
noun /rɪər/
/rɪr/ Definition
the rear C1 the back part of something: We walked round to the rear of the house. Two police motorcyclists brought up the rear (= formed the last part) of the demonstration.Surfaces of objectsEdges and extremities of objects › [C] old-fashioned informal (also rear end) a person's bottomThe buttocks
(Definition of rear noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -backed suffix (BACK PART)
- back noun (FURTHEST PART)
- base noun (BOTTOM)
- bed noun (BOTTOM)
- bottom noun (LOWEST PLACE)
- crust noun
- face noun (FRONT)
- facet noun
- flange noun
- front noun (PLACE)
- nap noun (CLOTH)
- overlay noun
- plate noun (FLAT PIECE)
- reverse noun
- side noun (SURFACE)
- surface area noun
- surface noun (TOP)
- underneath noun
- underside noun
- ventral adjective
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