rear
/ˈɹɪɚ/ noun C2- The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last in order.
- Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.
- The buttocks or bottom.
Plural rears
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
He led the way to a small chamber in the rear of the Throne Room, and they all followed him.
Peter leads the rear;
The poet sings of the “crowded hour of glorious life.” The broker’s hour is not only crowded, but the minutes and seconds are hanging to all the straps and packing both front and rear platforms.
“Tell him that I entered the conservatory that evening from the rear, to cut a rose for my mother.
Other matches
Learn rear in real texts
With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.