Definition of rear

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Rear (n.) Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest..

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Swabber :: Swab (n.) A sponge, or other suitable substance, attached to a long rod or handle, for cleaning the bore of a firearm..
Drear :: Drear (a.) Dismal; gloomy with solitude.
Musket :: Musket (n.) A species of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army. It was originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted. This arm has been generally superseded by the rifle..
Gable :: Gable (n.) The end wall of a building, as distinguished from the front or rear side..
Worm :: Worm (n.) A spiral instrument or screw, often like a double corkscrew, used for drawing balls from firearms..
Fire :: Fire (v. i.) To discharge artillery or firearms; as, they fired on the town..
Hothouse :: Hothouse (n.) A house kept warm to shelter tender plants and shrubs from the cold air; a place in which the plants of warmer climates may be reared, and fruits ripened..
Breechloader :: Breechloader (n.) A firearm which receives its load at the breech.
Repeater :: Repeater (n.) A repeating firearm.
Rear :: Rear (v. i.) To rise up on the hind legs, as a horse; to become erect..
Ramp :: Ramp (v. i.) To spring; to leap; to bound; to rear; to prance; to become rampant; hence, to frolic; to romp..
Rear :: Rear (v. t.) To breed and raise; as, to rear cattle..
Dreariment :: Dreariment (n.) Dreariness.
Dismal :: Dismal (a.) Gloomy to the eye or ear; sorrowful and depressing to the feelings; foreboding; cheerless; dull; dreary; as, a dismal outlook; dismal stories; a dismal place..
Shot :: Shot (n.) A missile weapon, particularly a ball or bullet; specifically, whatever is discharged as a projectile from firearms or cannon by the force of an explosive..
Lap :: Lap (n.) The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered; figuratively, a place of rearing and fostering; as, to be reared in the lap of luxury..
Cock :: Cock (n.) The hammer in the lock of a firearm.
Hair :: Hair (n.) A spring device used in a hair-trigger firearm.
Gourami :: Gourami (n.) A very largo East Indian freshwater fish (Osphromenus gorami), extensively reared in artificial ponds in tropical countries, and highly valued as a food fish. Many unsuccessful efforts have been made to introduce it into Southern Europe..
Rearward :: Rearward (n.) The last troop; the rear of an army; a rear guard. Also used figuratively.
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