hind

as in rear
being at or in the part of something opposite the front part the frog's long hind legs the hawk's reddish hind feathers

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Adjective
  • The impact caused the rear door of Santiago’s SUV to open, spilling a 43-year-old Zion man to the ground and causing serious injury, police said.
    Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2025
  • The active rear spoiler, for example, is able to move between low- and high-drag modes more quickly, and there is a new medium-drag mode, too, which helps push the car down to the track at higher speeds.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In the video, a tool with a long piece of metal is sticking out of the suspect’s back pocket.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
  • Returning from California, and what would become the finale of her bucket list, a debilitating pain was now radiating throughout Madison’s mid-section to include her back and reproductive organs.
    Carissa Talmage, People.com, 2 May 2025
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“Hind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hind. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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