rear
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1.0
- adjective
- /rɪr/
:
trasero
- And keep checking your rear view mirror.
- rear wheel
- front and rear
- rear axle
But it isn't just that rear shelf that's huge back here.
- But it isn't just that rear shelf that's huge back here.
- The Metris, well, it doesn't even have a rear Dome light.
- The plastic doesn't match the color of the rear grills.
- And then they tend to be very rear view looking.
Examples
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He parked his car in the rear lot behind the building.
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The manual wheelchair had solid front and rear tires and chrome-plated frame tubes.
Academic text (1993) -
For example, this one moves the rear back and forward.
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I have two versions of the rear box, which is this.
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On the way home, she kept looking over her shoulder through the rear window at their cargo.
Fiction book (1991) -
So this car has rear facing cameras instead of rearview mirrors.
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There was a door in the rear of Corey's condominium.
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That's where the rake position raising the rear end of the car came from.
Academic text (1990) -
The dog has a small but fluffy tuft of hair at the rear of its body.
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The rear row of seats is often less comfortable than those in front.
Synonyms
155
1.0
Located at the rear of something
22
6.1
Near the back of a person, animal, or object
1
7.0
Located at or pointing toward the back of something
1
4.5
At the back of an animal, for example the back legs
1
5.9
Farthest toward the back of a vehicle, room, or building
1
7.7
Furthest to the back in a line or group
Toward the back end of an animal or object
Furthest toward the back
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
2
6.1
A senior navy officer who commands a group of ships and ranks above a captain
How Informal
Surface Forms
Etymology
The adjective rear meaning 'at the back' comes from the same old word for 'back' or 'behind', so it describes something that is at the 'back' of a thing or place.