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noun

1. The hindmost part of something: end, tag end, tail, tail end. See precede/follow.
2. The part or area farthest from the front: back, rearward. See precede/follow.
3. The part of one's back on which one rests in sitting: buttock (used in plural), derrière, posterior, rump, seat. Informal backside, behind, bottom. Slang bun (used in plural), fanny, tush. Chiefly British bum². See over/under.

adjective

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

rear²

verb

1. To take care of and educate (a child): bring up, raise. See care for/neglect.
2. To raise upright: erect, pitch, put up, raise, set up, upraise, uprear. See horizontal/vertical/change of position, rise/fall.
3. To move (something) to a higher position: boost, elevate, heave, hoist, lift, pick up, raise, take up, uphold, uplift, upraise, uprear. See rise/fall.
4. To make or form (a structure): build, construct, erect, put up, raise. See make/unmake.

Idioms beginning with rear:
rear its ugly head

See also bring up the rear.

adj, n

Definition: back, end
Antonyms: beginning, front

n

Definition: back or end part
Antonyms: beginning, front

v

Definition: build
Antonyms: destroy

v

Definition: lift, rise
Antonyms: drop, fall

v

Definition: raise young
Antonyms: abandon, neglect

n. 1. the hindmost part of an army, fleet, or line of people: two blue policemen at the rear fell out of the formation.

2. the area occupied by the portion of a military force that is farthest from the front lines.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

or rere vault

Internal arch or vault (called arrière voussure or scoinson arch) at the head of a splayed Gothic aperture springing from the jambs, corbels, or attached shafts (escoinsons) at the angles of jambs and interior walls.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

In American military matters, that exposed part of the army that is nearest to Congress.

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IN BRIEF: n. - The side that goes last or is not normally seen; The back or the side opposite the front.

Far too many companies search for the future in the rear-view mirror, because that is where certainties are found. — Rolf Jensen, Source: The Dream Society: How the Coming Shift from Information to Imagination Will Transform Your Business, Page: 24

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as in: behind
sign description: The A-handshape points over the shoulder.

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noun
noun, orig school and university

A water-closet or latrine; a lavatory; often pl. (1902 —) .
B. Marshall And now let's raid the rears and rout out any of the other new swine that are hiding there (1946).

[Perh. from their position behind a building.]

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For a list of words related to rear, see:

• Upbringing and Development - rear: (vb) raise a child
• Farming and Crops - rear: (vb) grow or breed
• Directions - rear: rise up on one’s hind legs like a horse
• Relative Positions - rear: (adj) toward or at the back

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - bagside, bagende, bageste del
adj. - bagest, bagude, bagved

idioms:

• rear admiral    kontreadmiral
• rear axle    bagaksel
• rear end    køre op bag i (en anden bil)
• rear window demister    bagrudeblæser
• rear-view mirror    bakspejl

2.
v. tr. - opdrage, opfostre, opdrætte
v. intr. - stejle, stille sig på bagbenene

idioms:

• rear its (ugly) head    stikke sit grimme fjæs frem
• rear up    stejle

Nederlands (Dutch)
achterkant, achterhoede, ruimte achter iets, achterste, steigeren, grootbrengen, bouwen, kweken, fokken, oprichten, tot in de hoogte reiken

Français (French)
1.
n. - arrière, derrière, queue (d'un train), (Mil) arrière-garde, arrières, derrière/postérieur (fam)
adj. - de derrière, (Aut) arrière

idioms:

• rear admiral    contre-amiral
• rear axle    essieu arrière
• rear end    arrière, derrière/postérieur (euph)
• rear window demister    dispositif anti-buée de lunette arrière
• rear-view mirror    rétroviseur

2.
v. tr. - élever (un enfant), cultiver
v. intr. - se cabrer (un cheval), se dresser, (fig) s'élever

idioms:

• rear its head    (fig) faire son apparition (le racisme, la violence)
• rear its ugly head    (fig) faire son apparition (la violence, le racisme)
• rear up    se cabrer, se dresser, (fig) s'élever, se dresser

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Hinterseite, Rückseite, rückwärtiger Teil, Hintern
adj. - hinter-

idioms:

• rear admiral    (Naut.) Konteradmiral
• rear axle    Hinterachse
• rear end    (ugs.) Hinterteil
• rear window demister    Heckscheibenheizung
• rear-view mirror    Rückspiegel

2.
v. - sich aufbäumen, aufziehen, heben

idioms:

• rear its head    erschienen
• rear its ugly head    sich durchsetzen
• rear up    sich aufbäumen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - νώτα, οπίσθιο τμήμα, ουρά, οπίσθια, πίσω μέρος, (στρατ.) οπισθοφυλακή, (τα) μετόπισθεν
v. - (ανα)τρέφω, μεγαλώνω, (αν)εγείρω, σηκώνω, ορθών-ω/-ομαι, κάνω σούζα, ανυψώνω, σηκώνω/-ομαι, ανορθώνομαι
adj. - οπίσθιος, πισινός, ουραίος

idioms:

• rear admiral    υποναύαρχος, αντιναύαρχος
• rear axle    οπίσθιος άξονας
• rear end    γλουτοί, πισινός
• rear its (ugly) head    ορθώνομαι απειλητικά
• rear up    ορθώνομαι (στα δύο πόδια), υψώνομαι
• rear window demister    καλοριφέρ για το πίσω τζάμι αυτοκινήτου
• rear-view mirror    (εσωτερικός) καθρέφτης αυτοκινήτου

Italiano (Italian)
impennarsi, educare, allevare, retro, dorso, sedere, retroguardia, posteriore

idioms:

• rear admiral    contrammiraglio
• rear end    estremitý posteriore
• rear its (ugly) head    rialzare la testa
• rear up    impennarsi
• rear-view mirror    specchietto retrovisore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - traseira (f)
v. - educar, criar, empinar(-se)
adj. - traseiro

idioms:

• rear admiral    contra-almirante (m)
• rear end    quadril
• rear its (ugly) head    mostrar a cara (coloq.)
• rear up    agachar-se
• rear-view mirror    espelho retrovisor (m)

Русский (Russian)
встать на дыбы, растить, задняя часть, зад, тыл, задний, последний

idioms:

• rear admiral    контр-адмирал
• rear end    зад
• rear its (ugly) head    показывает себя во всей своей опасности
• rear up    встать на дыбы
• rear-view mirror    зеркало заднего вида

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - parte posterior, trasero, retaguardia, posterior, de atrás
adj. - en la parte trasera o posterior

idioms:

• rear admiral    contraalmirante
• rear axle    eje trasero
• rear end    trasero, nalgas
• rear window demister    desempañador de la luneta trasera
• rear-view mirror    retrovisor

2.
v. tr. - criar, educar
v. intr. - encabritarse, empinarse

idioms:

• rear its head    sacudir la cabeza (un caballo u otro animal)
• rear its ugly head    levantar la (horrible) cabeza, comienza a hacerse manifiesto
• rear up    encabritarse

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bakdel
v. - föda upp
adj. - efter-, bak-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 后部, 后面, 后方, 背后, 背面, 后尾, 后面的, 背后的, 后部的, 殿后的, 后方的

idioms:

• rear admiral    少将
• rear axle    后轴
• rear end    后部, 尾端, 臀部
• rear its (ugly) head    指不受欢迎的事物出现
• rear up    暴跳
• rear window demister    后窗除雾器
• rear-view mirror    后视镜

2. 抚养, 培养, 栽种, 培植, 饲养, 竖起, 举起, 高耸, 用后腿站起, 暴跳

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 撫養, 培養, 栽種, 培植, 飼養, 豎起, 舉起
v. intr. - 高聳, 用後腿站起, 暴跳

2.
n. - 後部, 後面, 後方, 背後, 背面, 後尾
adj. - 後面的, 背後的, 後部的, 殿後的, 後方的

idioms:

• rear admiral    少將
• rear axle    後軸
• rear end    後部, 尾端, 臀部
• rear its (ugly) head    指不受歡迎的事物出現
• rear up    暴跳
• rear window demister    後窗除霧器
• rear-view mirror    後視鏡

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 뒤쪽, 배후
adj. - 뒤쪽의, 후방의

2.
v. tr. - 기르다
v. intr. - 뒷다리로 서다, 차고 일어나다

idioms:

• rear up    뒷다리로 서다, 고개를 쳐들다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 後ろ, 背後, おしり, 尻
adj. - 後ろの, 後方の
v. - 育てる, 養う, 飼う, 持ち上げる, 起こす, 建てる, 後ろ足で立ち上がる

idioms:

• rear admiral    少将
• rear axle    リアアクスル
• rear end    後部, 尻
• rear its (ugly) head    醜い姿を現す
• rear up    憤然として立ち上がる
• rear window demister    後部窓霜とり装置

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الخلف (فعل) يبني أو يشيد (صفه) خلفي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אחור, עורף, אחוריים, מאסף‬
adj. - ‮אחורי, בצד האחורי‬
v. tr. - ‮גידל (ילד), טיפח, הקים, בנה, הציב, הרים‬
v. intr. - ‮התרומם על רגליו האחוריות (סוס או בעל-חיים אחר)‬

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