rear

Roget-categorie 235

2. Words relating to space
› 2.2. Dimensions
›› 2.2.3. Centrical dimensions

#235. Rear

zelfstandig naamwoord

rear, back, posteriority — rear rank, rear guard — background, hinterland.
occiput [Anat.], nape, chine — heels — tail, rump, croup, buttock, posteriors, backside scut^†, breech, dorsum, loin — dorsal region, lumbar region — hind quarters — aitchbone^† — natch, natch bone.
stern, poop, afterpart^†, heelpiece^†, crupper.
wake — train etc. (sequence) 281.
reverse — other side of the shield.

werkwoord

be behind etc. adv. — fall astern — bend backwards — bring up the rear.

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

back, rear — hind, hinder, hindmost, hindermost^† — postern, posterior — dorsal, after — caudal, lumbar — mizzen, tergal^†.

bijwoord

behind — in the rear, in the background — behind one's back — at the heels of, at the tail of, at the back of — back to back.
after, aft, abaft, astern, sternmost^†, aback, rearward.

uitdrukking

ogni medaglia ha il suo rovescio [It] — the other side of the coin.

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