hind - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'hind' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hind

[ a.]

- In the rear; -- opposed to front; of or pertaining to the part or end which follows or is behind, in opposition to the part which leads or is before; as, the hind legs or hind feet of a quadruped; the hind man in a procession.

2 . Hind

[ n.]

- The female of the red deer, of which the male is the stag.
- A spotted food fish of the genus Epinephelus, as E. apua of Bermuda, and E. Drummond-hayi of Florida; -- called also coney, John Paw, spotted hind.
- A domestic; a servant.
- A peasant; a rustic; a farm servant.

Meaning of 'hind' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hind

[ s]

Meaning (1):
- located at or near the back of an animal

Example in sentence:

back (or hind) legs;
the hinder part of a carcass

Nearby Words:

hin hindberry hindbrain hinder hinderance hindered hinderer hinderest hindering hinderling

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Hindsight bias
Hindsight bias is the tendency to believe that we knew all along what the outcome of an event would be.
Remain-behind equipment
Remain-behind equipment — Unit equipment left by deploying forces at their bases when they deploy.

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