as in back
                                      
              
          
                                                      being at or in the part of something opposite the front part                                       
              
                             go to the back of the building and look out the rear window and you'll see the eagle                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in seat
                                                
              
          
                                                      the part of the body upon which someone sits                                       
              
                             fell off her skates onto her rear                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in to raise
                                                
              
          
                                                      to bring to maturity through care and education                                       
              
                             watched a documentary on how wolves rear their young                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in to erect
                                                
              
          
                                                      to fix in an upright position                                       
              
                             it took all the men in the village to rear the frame for the barn, pulling hard at the ropes until all the sides were standing                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in to build
                                                
              
          
                                                      to form by putting together parts or materials                                       
              
                             the city has plans for rearing a new convention center over the next two years                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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                    as in to grow
                                                
              
          
                                                      to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care                                       
              
                             an amateur who rears rare orchids in a professional-grade greenhouse                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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