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rear
located in or toward the back or rear
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adjective
located in or toward the back or rear
“the chair's rear legs”
noun
the side that goes last or is not normally seen
“he wrote the date on the back of the photograph”
noun
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
“he deserves a good kick in the butt”
noun
the back of a military formation or procession
“infantrymen were in the rear”
noun
the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
“he stood at the back of the stage”
noun
the side of an object that is opposite its front
“his room was toward the rear of the hotel”
verb
construct, build, or erect
“Raise a barn”
verb
stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
“The horse reared in terror”
verb
cause to rise up
verb
look after a child until it is an adult
“raise a family”
verb
rise up
“The building rose before them”
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the chair's rear legs
the rear door of the plane
on the rearward side
he wrote the date on the back of the photograph
he deserves a good kick in the butt
are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
infantrymen were in the rear
he stood at the back of the stage
it was hidden in the rear of the store
his room was toward the rear of the hotel
Raise a barn
The horse reared in terror
raise a family
bring up children
The building rose before them
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