Definition: the side that goes last or is not normally seen
Usage: he wrote the date on the back of the photograph
Similar words: side
Definition: an extended outer surface of an object
Usage: he turned the box over to examine the bottom side; they painted all four sides of the house
Synonyms: keister, seat, rump, rear, rear end, posterior, prat, fanny, fundament, ass, behind, arse, backside, hind end, hindquarters, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, bottom, derriere, tooshie, stern, tail, tail end, tush, nates
Definition: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Usage: he deserves a good kick in the butt; are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
Similar words: body part
Definition: any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
Synonyms: rear
Definition: the back of a military formation or procession
Usage: infantrymen were in the rear
Similar words: formation
Definition: an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
Usage: a defensive formation; a formation of planes
Definition: the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
Usage: he stood at the back of the stage; it was hidden in the rear of the store
Similar words: position, place
Definition: the particular portion of space occupied by something
Usage: he put the lamp back in its place
Synonyms: rear, back end, backside
Definition: the side of an object that is opposite its front
Usage: his room was toward the rear of the hotel
Definition: a surface forming part of the outside of an object
Usage: he examined all sides of the crystal; dew dripped from the face of the leaf
Synonyms: set up, put up, raise, rear, erect
Definition: construct, build, or erect
Usage: Raise a barn
Similar words: construct, make, build
Definition: make by combining materials and parts
Usage: this little pig made his house out of straw; Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer
Definition: stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
Usage: The horse reared in terror
Similar words: straighten
Definition: get up from a sitting or slouching position
Usage: The students straightened when the teacher entered
Definition: cause to rise up
Similar words: lift, raise, get up, bring up, elevate
Definition: raise from a lower to a higher position
Usage: Raise your hands; Lift a load
Definition: rise up
Usage: The building rose before them
Similar words: seem, look, appear
Definition: give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
Usage: She seems to be sleeping; This appears to be a very difficult problem; This project looks fishy; They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time
Definition: located in or toward the back or rear
Usage: the chair's rear legs; the rear door of the plane; on the rearward side
Similar words: back
Definition: related to or located at the back
Usage: the back yard; the back entrance