Hind

Quick meaning: Hind is an adjective meaning Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts).

Meaning

Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts).

More Meanings

1. Backward; to the rear.
2. A doe (female deer), especially a red deer at least two years old.
3. A spotted food fish of the genus Epinephelus.
4. (archaic) A servant, especially an agricultural labourer.

Example Sentences

that my brother can sit at leisure in a seat and learn something and I must work like a hind, who am your son as well as he!

The peaceful tenour of Nina's life was interrupted one morning by the mysterious looks and whisperings of her maids and hinds.

When it had advanced from the wood, it hopped much after the fashion of a kangaroo, using its hind feet and tail to propel it, and when it stood erect, it sat upon its tail.

Nature binds all creatures to love their young ones; an hen to preserve her brood will run upon a lion, an hind will fight with a bull, a sow with a bear, a silly sheep with a fox.

Word Forms

• hinder
• hindmost
• hinds

Synonyms for hind

Depending on context, synonyms include doe, back, hinder.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include posterior, hinder, back, hindlimb, backside, rear.

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