Hindmost vs Rear - What's the difference?
hindmost | rear |
(hind)
Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts).
* 1918 , Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter V
A female deer, especially a red deer at least two years old.
*, III.1.3:
A spotted food fish of the genus Epinephelus .
(archaic) A servant, especially an agricultural labourer.
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*:Attilius Regulus .
* 1827 , Maria Elizabeth Budden,
* 1931 , Pearl S. Buck, The Good Earth :
To raise physically; to lift up; to cause to rise, to elevate.
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To construct by building; to set up
* (rfdate)
To raise spiritually; to lift up; to elevate morally.
* (rfdate)
(obsolete) To lift and take up.
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To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.
* (rfdate)
To breed and raise; as, to rear cattle (cattle-rearing).
(obsolete) To rouse; to strip up.
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To rise up on the hind legs, as a bolting horse.
(of eggs) Underdone; nearly raw.
(of meats) Rare.
Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company.
(British, dialect) early; soon
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The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last on order; - opposed to front.
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(military) Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.
* (rfdate) Milton
(anatomy) The buttocks, a creature's bottom
To place in the rear; to secure the rear of.
(transitive, vulgar, British) To sodomize (perform anal sex)
As adjectives the difference between hindmost and rear
is that hindmost is (hind) while rear is (of eggs) underdone; nearly raw or rear can be being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company.As a verb rear is
to raise physically; to lift up; to cause to rise, to elevate or rear can be to move; stir or rear can be to place in the rear; to secure the rear of.As a adverb rear is
(british|dialect) early; soon.As a noun rear is
the back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last on order; - opposed to front.hindmost
English
Adjective
(head)hind
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . More at (l), (l).Adjective
- When it had advanced from the wood, it hopped much after the fashion of a kangaroo, using its hind feet and tail to propel it, and when it stood erect, it sat upon its tail.
Derived terms
* hind legEtymology 2
(Epinephelus) (etyl) (m), from (etyl), from a formation on (etyl) . Cognate with (etyl) (m), (etyl) (m), (etyl) (m).Noun
(en noun)- Nature binds all creatures to love their young ones; an hen to preserve her brood will run upon a lion, an hind will fight with a bull, a sow with a bear, a silly sheep with a fox.
Synonyms
* (female deer) doeEtymology 3
(etyl) , in the phrase h?na fæder'' ‘paterfamilias’. The ''-d'' is a later addition (compare ''sound ).Noun
(en noun)Nina, An Icelandic Tale, page 41:
- The peaceful tenour of Nina's life was interrupted one morning by the mysterious looks and whisperings of her maids and hinds .
- that my brother can sit at leisure in a seat and learn something and I must work like a hind , who am your son as well as he!
rear
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) reren, from (etyl) . More at (l).Alternative forms
* (l), (l), (l)Verb
(en verb)- In adoration at his feet I fell Submiss; he reared me.
- Mine [shall be] the first hand to rear her banner.
- to rear defenses or houses
- to rear one government on the ruins of another.
- One reared a font of stone.
- It reareth our hearts from vain thoughts.
- And having her from Trompart lightly reared , Upon his set the lovely load.
- He wants a father to protect his youth, and rear him up to virtue.
- And seeks the tusky boar to rear.
Usage notes
See note under raise.Synonyms
* (rise up on the hind legs) prance * build * elevate * erect * establish * lift * raiseDerived terms
* raringEtymology 2
From (etyl) reren, from (etyl) .Alternative forms
* (l), (l)Etymology 3
From (etyl) rere, from (etyl) .Alternative forms
* (l), (l) * (l) (US)Adjective
(en-adj)Derived terms
* (l) * (l)Etymology 4
(etyl) rere, ultimately from (etyl) retro. Compare arrear.Adjective
(-)Antonyms
* frontAdverb
(en adverb)- Then why does Cuddy leave his cot so rear !
Noun
(en noun)- Nipped with the lagging rear of winter's frost.
- When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear.