Roget's Thesaurus

#235. Rear

Nouns

rear, back, posteriority; rear rank, rear guard; background, hinterland. occiput [Anat.], nape, chine; heels; tail, rump, croup, buttock, posteriors, backside scut, breech, dorsum, loin; dorsal region, lumbar region; hind quarters; aitchbone; natch, natch bone. stern, poop, afterpart, heelpiece, crupper. wake; train etc. (sequence) 281. reverse; other side of the shield.

Verbs

be behind etc. adv.; fall astern; bend backwards; bring up the rear.

Adjectives

back, rear; hind, hinder, hindmost, hindermost; postern, posterior; dorsal, after; caudal, lumbar; mizzen, tergal.

Adverbs

behind; in the rear, in the background; behind one's back; at the heels of, at the tail of, at the back of; back to back. after, aft, abaft, astern, sternmost, aback, rearward.

Phrases

ogni medaglia ha il suo rovescio [It.]; the other side of the coin.