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rear

/ɹɪɹ/ · 4 letters · 3 distinct letters

  1. noun

    the back of a military formation or procession

    infantrymen were in the rear

  2. verb

    stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds

    The horse reared in terror

  3. noun

    the side of an object that is opposite its front

    his room was toward the rear of the hotel

  4. noun

    the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer

    he stood at the back of the stage

  5. verb

    bring up

    raise a family

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