rear vs front

Definitions

verb

1. rise up
2. look after a child until it is an adult
3. construct, build, or erect
4. stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
5. cause to rise up

noun

1. the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
2. the back of a military formation or procession
3. the side that goes last or is not normally seen
4. the side of an object that is opposite its front
5. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

adjective

1. located in or toward the back or rear

Examples

With the range of firearms commonly used, from long-barreled .22 rimfire to snubby .44 magnum a friend calls his the "flare gun", you get quite a range of outcomes in terms of unburned powder distribution.

The drop-in module, which adds to the stiffness and torsional rigidity of the whole vehicle, ties the car together from the seats rearward and from b-pillar to b-pillar.

I might have understood how clumsy I was, when I was rearing my children in the most utter idleness and luxury, to reform other people and their children, who were perishing from idleness in what I called the den of the Rzhanoff house, where, nevertheless, three-fourths of the people toil for themselves and for others.

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Definitions

noun

1. the immediate proximity of someone or something
2. the line along which opposing armies face each other
3. the outward appearance of a person
4. a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
5. the side that is forward or prominent

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verb

1. confront bodily
2. be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to

adjective

1. relating to or located in the front

Examples

In my view his confrontational, gladiatorial style has been a major contributor to the widespread disdain of the British public for politicians generally.

The front end of the Jaguar was on stands and two mechanics were fitting a new shock absorber.

Leaked Reports Detail Iran's Aid for Iraqi Militias," blared the headline on afront page story inThe New York Times, which went on to report on several incidents recounted in WikiLeaks documents that journalist Michael Gordon called "the shadow war between the United States and Iraqi militias backed by Iran's Revolutionary Guards.

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