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rearing

adjective noun

Rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile

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Word length
7
Starts with
R
Ends with
G
Contains
EA
Scrabble score
8
CEFR level
B2

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adjective

  1. Rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile

    “A lion rampant”

noun

  1. Helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

    “They debated whether nature or nurture was more important”

noun

  1. The properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

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A lion rampant
They debated whether nature or nurture was more important

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