the back of a military formation or procession; infantrymen were in the rear'
the side of an object that is opposite its front; his room was toward the rear of the hotel
the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer; he stood at the back of the stage; it was hidden in the rear of the store
[ Syn: back ]
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; he deserves a good kick in the butt; are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
[ Syn: buttocks , nates , arse , butt , backside , bum , buns , can , fundament , hindquarters , hind end , keister , posterior , prat , rear end , rump , stern , seat , tail , tail end , tooshie , tush , bottom , behind , derriere , fanny , ass ]
the side that goes last or is not normally seen; he wrote the date on the back of the photograph
[ Syn: back ]
rear (n.)
located in or toward the back or rear; the chairs rear legs; the rear door of the plane; on the rearward side
[ Syn: rearward ]