Word Study
COUNT
CIDE DICTIONARY
OXFORD DICTIONARY
DEVIL DICTIONARY
THESAURUS
ROGET THESAURUS
rear
CIDE DICTIONARY
rear, adv.
Early; soon. [1913 Webster]
"Then why does Cuddy leave his cot so rear?" [1913 Webster]
rear, n. [OF. riere behind, backward, fr. L. retro. Cf. Arrear.].
- The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last in order; -- opposed to
front . [1913 Webster]"Nipped with the lagging rear of winter's frost." [1913 Webster] - Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest. [1913 Webster]"When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear." [1913 Webster]
rear, a.
Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company. [1913 Webster]
rear, v. t.
To place in the rear; to secure the rear of. [1913 Webster]
rear, v. t. [AS. r to raise, rear, elevate, for r, causative of rīsan to rise. See Rise, and cf. Raise.].
- To raise; to lift up; to cause to rise, become erect, etc.; to elevate; as, to rear a monolith. [1913 Webster]"In adoration at his feet I fell
Submiss; he reared me." [1913 Webster]"It reareth our hearts from vain thoughts." [1913 Webster]"Mine [shall be] the first hand to rear her banner." [1913 Webster] - To erect by building; to set up; to construct; as, to rear defenses or houses; to rear one government on the ruins of another. [1913 Webster]"One reared a font of stone." [1913 Webster]
- To lift and take up. [1913 Webster]"And having her from Trompart lightly reared,
Upon his courser set the lovely load." [1913 Webster] - To bring up to maturity, as young; to educate; to instruct; to foster; as, to rear offspring. [1913 Webster]"He wants a father to protect his youth,
And rear him up to virtue." [1913 Webster] - To breed and raise; as, to rear cattle. [1913 Webster]
- To rouse; to stir up. [1913 Webster]"And seeks the tusky boar to rear." [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To lift; elevate; erect; raise; build; establish. See the Note under Raise, 3 (c) .
rear, v. i.
To rise up on the hind legs, as a horse; to become erect. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
rear, n. & adj.
--n.
1 the back part of anything.
2 the space behind, or position at the back of, anything (a large house with a terrace at the rear).
3 the hindmost part of an army or fleet.
4 colloq. the buttocks.
--adj. at the back.
--n.
1 the back part of anything.
2 the space behind, or position at the back of, anything (a large house with a terrace at the rear).
3 the hindmost part of an army or fleet.
4 colloq. the buttocks.
--adj. at the back.
Idiom
bring up the rear come last. in the rear behind; at the back. rear admiral a naval officer ranking below vice admiral. rear commodore a yacht-club officer below vice commodore. rear-lamp (or -light) a usu. red light at the rear of a vehicle. rear sight the sight nearest to the stock on a firearm. rear-view mirror a mirror fixed inside the windscreen of a motor vehicle enabling the driver to see traffic etc. behind. take in the rear Mil. attack from behind.
rear, v.
1 tr. a bring up and educate (children). b breed and care for (animals). c cultivate (crops).
2 intr. (of a horse etc.) raise itself on its hind legs.
3 tr. a set upright. b build. c hold upwards (rear one's head).
4 intr. extend to a great height.
1 tr. a bring up and educate (children). b breed and care for (animals). c cultivate (crops).
2 intr. (of a horse etc.) raise itself on its hind legs.
3 tr. a set upright. b build. c hold upwards (rear one's head).
4 intr. extend to a great height.
Derivative
rearer n.
Etymology
OE r{aelig}ran f. Gmc
DEVIL DICTIONARY
rear
n. In American military matters, that exposed part of the army that is nearest to Congress.THESAURUS
rear
aft, after, aftermost, apprentice, arena, arise, arse, ascend, ass, assemble, back, backdrop, background, backside, backward, behind, boost, bottom, break, break in, breed, bring up, bristle, build, bulk, bulk large, bum, buoy up, buss the clouds, butt, buttocks, care for, carve, cast, cast up, chisel, cock up, come up, compose, compound, concoct, condition, construct, convert, create, crop, croup, crupper, cultivate, culture, curl upwards, develop, devise, discipline, distance, drill, dryfarm, educate, elaborate, elevate, end, erect, escalate, evolve, exceed, exercise, extract, extrude, fabricate, fanny, farm, fashion, fatten, feed, fetch up, field, fit, flounder, form, formulate, foster, frame, fudge together, garden, get up, go up, groom, ground, grow, grow up, harvest, hatch, haunches, heave, heft, heighten, heist, hike, hind, hind end, hind part, hinder, hindermost, hindhand, hindmost, hindquarters, hinterland, hobbyhorse, hoick, hoist, hold up, house-train, housebreak, improve, indite, jerk up, jump up, keep, knock up, last, levitate, lick into shape, lift, lift up, lob, locale, loft, loom, loom large, lurch, machine, make, make heavy weather, make up, manufacture, mature, mill, mine, mise-en-scene, mold, mount, nates, nurse, nurture, outsoar, outstrip, overtop, patch together, perk up, pick up, piece together, pitch, pitch and toss, plunge, posterior, postern, pound, practice, prefabricate, prepare, process, produce, propagate, pump, put in tune, put to school, put together, put up, raise, raise aloft, raise up, ramp, ranch, ready, rear aloft, rear end, rear guard, rear up, rearmost, rearward, reel, refine, rehearse, retral, retrograde, rise, rise above, rise up, rock, roll, rump, run, run up, scend, scene, seat, send to school, set up, setting, shape, sharecrop, sit bolt upright, sit up, sky, smelt, soar, spiral, spire, stage, stage set, stage setting, stand on tiptoe, stand out, stand up, stand upright, stern, stick up, surge, swarm up, sway, sweep up, swing, tag end, tail, tail end, take in hand, take up, theater, throw up, toss, toss and tumble, tower, tower above, train, transcend, tumble, tush, tushy, up, upbuoy, upcast, upend, upgo, upgrow, upheave, uphoist, uphold, uplift, upraise, uprear, upright, uprise, upspin, upstream, upsurge, upswarm, upthrow, upwind, wallow, welter, whomp up, write, yawROGET THESAURUS
rear
Sequel
N sequel, suffix, successor, tail, queue, train, wake, trail, rear, retinue, suite, appendix, postscript, epilogue, peroration, codicil, continuation, sequela, appendage, tail piece, heelpiece, tag, more last words, colophon, aftercome, aftergrowth, afterpart, afterpiece, aftercourse, afterthought, aftergame, arriere pensee, second thoughts, outgrowth.End
N end, close, termination, desinence, conclusion, finis, finale, period, term, terminus, endpoint, last, omega, extreme, extremity, gable end, butt end, fag-end, tip, nib, point, tail, verge, tag, peroration, bonne bouche, bottom dollar, tail end, rear guard, consummation, denouement, finish, fate, doom, doomsday, crack of doom, day of Judgment, dies irae, fall of the curtain, goal, destination, limit, determination, expiration, expiry, extinction, extermination, death, end of all things, finality, eschatology, break up, commencement de la fin, last stage, turning point, coup de grace, deathblow, knock-out-blow, sockdolager, ending, final, terminal, definitive, crowning, last, ultimate, hindermost, rear, caudal, vergent, conterminate, conterminous, conterminable, ended, at an end, settled, decided, over, played out, set at rest, conclusive, penultimate, last but one, last but two, unbegun, uncommenced, fresh, finally, in fine, at the last, once for all, as high as Heaven and as deep as hell, deficit omne quod nascitur, en toute chose il faut considerer la fin, finem respice, ultimus Romanorum.Production
VB produce, perform, operate, do, make, gar, form, construct, fabricate, frame, contrive, manufacture, weave, forge, coin, carve, chisel, build, raise, edify, rear, erect, put together, set up, run up, establish, constitute, compose, organize, institute, achieve, accomplish, flower, bear fruit, fructify, teem, ean, yean, farrow, drop, pup, kitten, kindle, bear, lay, whelp, bring forth, give birth to, lie in, be brought to bed of, evolve, pullulate, usher into the world, make productive, create, beget, get, generate, fecundate, impregnate, procreate, progenerate, propagate, engender, bring into being, call into being, bring into existence, breed, hatch, develop, bring up, induce, superinduce, suscitate, cause, acquire.Verticality
VB be vertical, stand up, stand on end, stand erect, stand upright, stick up, cock up, render vertical, set up, stick up, raise up, cock up, erect, rear, raise on its legs.Rear
N rear, back, posteriority, rear rank, rear guard, background, hinterland, occiput, nape, chine, heels, tail, rump, croup, buttock, posteriors, backside scut, breech, dorsum, loin, dorsal region, lumbar region, hind quarters, aitchbone, natch, natch bone, stern, poop, afterpart, heelpiece, crupper, wake, train, reverse, other side of the shield, back, rear, hind, hinder, hindmost, hindermost, postern, posterior, dorsal, after, caudal, lumbar, mizzen, tergal, behind, in the rear, in the background, behind one's back, at the heels of, at the tail of, at the back of, back to back, after, aft, abaft, astern, sternmost, aback, rearward, ogni medaglia ha il suo rovescio, the other side of the coin, rear, back, posteriority, rear rank, rear guard, background, hinterland, occiput, nape, chine, heels, tail, rump, croup, buttock, posteriors, backside scut, breech, dorsum, loin, dorsal region, lumbar region, hind quarters, aitchbone, natch, natch bone, stern, poop, afterpart, heelpiece, crupper, wake, train, reverse, other side of the shield, back, rear, hind, hinder, hindmost, hindermost, postern, posterior, dorsal, after, caudal, lumbar, mizzen, tergal, behind, in the rear, in the background, behind one's back, at the heels of, at the tail of, at the back of, back to back, after, aft, abaft, astern, sternmost, aback, rearward, ogni medaglia ha il suo rovescio, the other side of the coin.Elevation
VB heighten, elevate, raise, lift, erect, set up, stick up, perch up, perk up, tilt up, rear, hoist, heave, uplift, upraise, uprear, upbear, upcast, uphoist, upheave, buoy, weigh mount, give a lift, exalt, sublimate, place on a pedestal, set on a pedestal, escalate 102, take up, drag up, fish up, dredge, stand up, rise up, get up, jump up, spring to one's feet, hold oneself, hold one's head up, drawn oneself up to his full height.Teaching
VB teach, instruct, educate, edify, school, tutor, cram, prime, coach, enlighten, inculcate, indoctrinate, inoculate, infuse, instill, infix, ingraft, infiltrate, imbue, impregnate, implant, graft, sow the seeds of, disseminate, given an idea of, put up to, put in the way of, set right, sharpen the wits, enlarge the mind, give new ideas, open the eyes, bring forward, teach the young idea how to shoot, improve, expound, lecture, read a lesson, give a lesson, give a lecture, give a sermon, give a discourse, incept, hold forth, preach, sermonize, moralize, point a moral, train, discipline, bring up, bring up to, form, ground, prepare, qualify, drill, exercise, practice, habituate, familiarize with, nurture, drynurse, breed, rear, take in hand, break, break in, tame, preinstruct, initiate, inure, put to nurse, send to school, direct, guide, direct attention to, impress upon the mind, impress upon the memory, beat into, beat into the head, convince, book, workbook, exercise book, preach to the wise, teach one's grandmother to suck eggs, teach granny to suck eggs, preach to the converted.For further exploring for "rear" in Webster Dictionary Online
