Sunday, October 21, 2018

Rear and Rare


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 rear1
rir/
noun
noun: rear
  1. 1.
    the back part of something, especially a building or vehicle.

    "the kitchen door at the rear of the house"

    synonyms:back, back part, hind part, back end;
    stern
    "the rear of the building"
    antonyms:front
    • the space or position at the back of something or someone.

      "the field at the rear of the church"

      synonyms:back, back part, hind part, back endMore

      antonyms:front
    • the hindmost part of an army, fleet, or line of people.

      "two blue policemen at the rear fell out of the formation"

      synonyms:endtail, rear end, back endtailtag end
      "we were standing near the rear of the line"
      antonyms:front
    • informal
      a person's buttocks.
      plural noun: rears; noun: rear end; plural noun: rear ends
adjective
adjective: rear
  1. 1.
    at the back.

    "the car's rear window"

    synonyms:backendrearmost









rare1


adjective
adjective: rare; comparative adjective: rarer; superlative adjective: rarest
  1. (of an event, situation, or condition) not occurring very often.

    "a rare genetic disorder"

    synonyms:infrequentscarcesparse, few and far between, thin on the ground, like gold dust, as scarce as hen's teeth; More
    antonyms:commonfrequent
    • (of a thing) not found in large numbers and consequently of interest or value.

      "the jellyfish tree, one of the rarest plants on earth"

      synonyms:unusualrecherchéuncommonunfamiliaratypicalsingular
      "rare stamps"
      antonyms:ordinarycommonplace
    • unusually good or remarkable.

      "he plays with rare strength and sensitivity"

      synonyms:exceptionaloutstandingunparalleledpeerlessmatchlessuniqueunrivaledinimitable, beyond compare, without equal, second to none, unsurpassedMore
      antonyms:commoneveryday

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