Hind

  • 21hind — {{11}}hind (adj.) c.1300, rear, back, perhaps a back formation from O.E. behindan back, behind, used as adverb and preposition, or from or influenced by O.E. hindan (adv.) from behind, from P.Gmc. *hind behind (cognate with Goth. hindan (prep.)… …

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  • 22hind — I [[t]haɪnd[/t]] adj. situated in the rear or at the back; posterior: the hind legs of an animal[/ex] • Etymology: 1300–50; ME hinde; cf. OE hindan (adv.) from behind, at the back, c. OHG hintana, Go hindana; cf. behind, hinder II syn: See back I …

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  • 23hind — I. noun (plural hinds; also hind) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German hinta hind, Greek kemas young deer Date: before 12th century 1. the female of the red deer compare hart 2. any of various spotted groupers… …

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  • 24Hind — Hindustani (def. 1). * * * ▪ fish  any of certain species of fishes in the sea bass family, Serranidae (order Perciformes). All species referred to as hinds are in the genus Epinephelus, which also includes many groupers. They are found in the… …

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  • 25hind — hind1 [haınd] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from Old English hinder behind ] relating to the back part of an animal with four legs hind legs/feet/quarters/limbs →talk the hind legs off a donkey at ↑talk1 (10) hind 2… …

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  • 26hind — hind1 [ haınd ] adjective the hind legs or feet of an animal are its back legs or feet hind hind 2 [ haınd ] noun count a female DEER. A male deer is a buck or a stag: DOE …

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  • 27hind — [[t]ha͟ɪnd[/t]] hinds 1) ADJ: ADJ n An animal s hind legs are at the back of its body. Suddenly the cow kicked up its hind legs. Syn: rear 2) N COUNT A hind is a female deer, especially one of the red deer family. Syn: doe …

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  • 28hind — I UK [haɪnd] / US adjective the hind legs or feet of an animal are its back legs or feet II UK [haɪnd] / US noun [countable] Word forms hind : singular hind plural hinds a female deer. A male deer is a buck or a stag …

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  • 29hind|er — hin|der1 «HIHN duhr», transitive verb. to keep back; hold back; get in the way of; make hard to do; stop; prevent: »Deep mud hindered travel. My tears must stop, for every drop Hinders needle and thread (Thomas Hood). SYNONYM(S): impede, encumber …

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  • 30hind — English has two words hind. The adjective meaning ‘rear’ [13] probably came mainly from behind, a compound formed in Old English times from bi ‘by’ and hindan ‘from behind’, whose ultimate origins are unknown. Related are German hinter ‘behind’,… …

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