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REAR

(noun, adj.sat, verb, adj., adverb)
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There are 15 meanings of the word Rear.

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Rear - as a noun

The back of a military formation or procession

Example: "Infantrymen were in the rear"

Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
head

The side of an object that is opposite its front

Example: "His room was toward the rear of the hotel"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
back endbackside
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
faceside
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
front

The part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer

Example: "He stood at the back of the stage"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
back

The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

Example: "He deserves a good kick in the butt"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
backsidebehindbottombunsbuttockscanderrierefundamenthind endhindquarterskeisternatesposteriorpratseatsterntailtail endtooshie

The side that goes last or is not normally seen

Example: "He wrote the date on the back of the photograph"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
back
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
side
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
front

Rear - as an adjective satellite

Located in or toward the back or rear

Example: "The chair's rear legs"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
rearward

Rear - as a verb

Stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds

Example: "The horse reared in terror"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
rise up
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
straighten
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Look after a child until it is an adult

Example: "Raise a family"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
bring upnurtureparentraise
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Rise up

Example: "The building rose before them"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
liftrise
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
appearlookseem
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Cause to rise up

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
bring upelevateget upliftraise
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Construct, build, or erect

Example: "Raise a barn"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
raiseset up

Rear - as an adjective

(of eggs) underdone; nearly raw.

(of meats) rare.

Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost

Example: "Sit in the rear seats of a car"

Rear - as an adverb

Early; soon

Example Sentences

"The car's rear was damaged in the accident."
"He sat in the rear of the classroom."
"The dog wagged its tail, showing its rear."
"She looked out the rear window of the bus."
"I bumped into the rear of the car in front of me."
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Word Game Points

Is REAR a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, rear is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

REAR has a SCRABBLE points total of 4.

Is REAR a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, rear is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
REAR has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 4.

Is REAR a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, rear is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
REAR has a WORDFEUD points total of 4.

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