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Dictionary: hind1   (hīnd) pronunciation also hind·er
(hīn'dər)
adj.
Located at or forming the back or rear; posterior: an animal's hind legs; the hinder part of a steer.

[Middle English hinde, short for bihinde, behind, from Old English bihindan.]


hind2 (hīnd) pronunciation
n.
  1. A female red deer.
  2. Any of several fishes of the genus Epinephelus of Atlantic waters, related to and resembling the groupers.

[Middle English, from Old English.]


hind3 (hīnd) pronunciation
n.
  1. Chiefly British. A farm laborer, especially a skilled worker.
  2. Archaic. A country bumpkin; a rustic.

[Alteration of Middle English hine, household servants, possibly from Old English hīne, genitive of hīgan, hīwan, members of a household.]


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adjective

    Located in the rear: back, hindmost, posterior, postern, rear1. Nautical after. See precede/follow.

1. emanating from or pertaining to hindlimb.
2. adult female deer, especially red and other large species.

  • blue h. — a hind which has not borne young.
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IN BRIEF: Located at or near the back of an animal. Female red deer. Any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers.

pronunciation When you have got an elephant by the hind leg, and he is trying to run away, it is best to let him run. — Abraham Lincoln

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - bag-, bagest

2.
n. - hind

3.
n. - bondeknøs, forvalter

Nederlands (Dutch)
vrouwtjeshert (vanaf 2 jaar), hinde, baars, boerenknecht, boer, rentmeester, achterste-

Français (French)
1.
adj. - de derrière, situé à l'arrière, arrière (les pattes), postérieur

2.
n. - (Zool) biche, (Zool) poisson (proche du mérou)

3.
n. - paysan, rustaud (péj), ouvrier agricole

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - hinter

2.
n. - Hirschkuh, Hindin

3.
n. - Bauer, Landbewohner, Landarbeiter

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ελαφίνα, πισινός, ποπός
adj. - πισινός, οπίσθιος
abbr. - χίντι, ινδουστανός, ινδουστανικός

Italiano (Italian)
cerva, posteriore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - corça (f) (Zool.)
adj. - traseiro
abbr. - Indu, Hindi, Industão

Русский (Russian)
задний, деревенщина, зад, задняя часть

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - cierva

2.
n. - trasero, posterior

3.
n. - campesino, trabajador rural

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hind (zool.), lantis, dräng
adj. - bakre
abbr. - hindi, hindu, Hindustan, invånare i Hindustan

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 后面的, 在后的, 后部的

2. 雌鹿

3. 雌鹿

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 後面的, 在後的, 後部的

2.
n. - 雌鹿

3.
n. - 雌鹿

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 뒤쪽의, 후방의

2.
n. - 암사슴

3.
n. - 머슴, 농장 관리인, 시골뜨기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 雌ジカ
adj. - 後ろの, 後部の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الايله أنثى الايل, عامل انجليزي بمزرعه (صفه) خلفي (اختصار) مختصر : هندي أو هندوسي أو هندوستاني‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אחורי, שמאחור‬
n. - ‮צבייה, איילה‬
n. - ‮בור, כפרי, מנהל-עבודה במשק‬


 
 
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