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adj
Toward the back or rear of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Toward the back or rear of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: rearwards
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The part that comes last or is situated in the rear; conclusion, wind-up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The last troop; the rear of an army; a rear guard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
directed or moving toward the rear
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: reverse
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
at or to or toward the back or rear
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: back, backward, backwards, rearwards
Antonyms: none provided
noun
direction toward the rear
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rear, backside, back end
History
Etymology tree English rear Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English rearward From rear + -ward.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
