rear
Raise from infancy
Rear, adjective, noun, and verb, is the opposite of front, and roughly synonymous with back.
It typically characterizes car parts that have a counterpart at the front: (rear wheel, rear bumper, rear suspension).
The rear means the back part of something that also has a front.
Your rear (informal) is your buttocks.
To rear in a vehicle is to go backwards.
To rear animals or children is to raise them.
A horse rears when it stands on its hind legs.
If you rear your head, you raise it.
Reverse side; support
hindmost · trailing · aftermost · tailgate · backseat · hind · posterior · last
Fleshy seat area
- backsideButtocks or rear
- behindAt the rear
- posteriorRear or later
- hindquartersAnimal's rear body section
rump · bottom · derrière · haunches · seat · bum · glutes · tail
Support growth and development
- upbringingChildhood care and training
- childrearingRaising and nurturing offspring
- fosterEncourage development of
- cultivateGrow or develop purposefully
parenthood · motherhood · fatherhood · guardian · custody · caregiving · discipline · development
To raise upward
To uphold or sustain
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
- pillarUpright architectural support
- braceDevice providing structural stability
- foundationUnderlying support structure
underpinning · scaffolding · reinforcement · strut · framework · shoring · stanchion · girder
back
Reverse side; support
tail · hindmost · trailing · aftermost · tailgate · backseat · hind · posterior · last · end
buttocks
Fleshy seat area
hindquarters · rump · bottom · derrière · haunches · seat · bum · glutes · tail · cheeks
nurture
Support growth and development
- upbringingChildhood care and training
- childrearingRaising and nurturing offspring
- fosterEncourage development of
cultivate · parenthood · motherhood · fatherhood · guardian · custody · caregiving · discipline · development · maturation
elevate
To raise upward
upend · hoist · erect · stand · tower · loom · buck · bolt · prance · rampant
support
To uphold or sustain
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
- pillarUpright architectural support
- braceDevice providing structural stability
foundation · underpinning · scaffolding · reinforcement · strut · framework · shoring · stanchion · girder · beam
breeding
Reproductive cultivation of organisms
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- herdGrazing animals together
flock · poultry · rancher · farmer · grazing · pasture · barnyard · feedlot · calving · foaling
rearvanguard
Foremost position or group
front · forefront · front line · advance guard · van
- rear endButtocks or back section
- rear-view mirrorWindshield-mounted backward reflector
- rear admiralsNavy rank below vice
- rear windowVehicle's rearward visibility panel
- rear viewSight of behind
- pain in the rearIrritating person or thing
rearing, reared, rearmost, rears, rearm, rearguard, rearward, rearmament, reargue