noun
The rear of the column was attacked as it marched through the defile. We took seats at the rear of the auditorium
As he left, he felt someone give him a pat on the rear
adjective
The rear window is all misted over. The troop was bringing up the rear echelon
verb
They reared six children in that tiny house. Is this where they rear Aberdeen Angus cattle?
The family reared an elaborate mausoleum in memory of Lord Percy
He said that ‚litism was rearing its ugly head again, and that equality of opportunity was proving a myth