2. The prominent joint of the neck behind.
Word of the Day: Catachrestical
The back part of the neck.
An African bird of the genus Schizorhis, related to the plantain eaters.
Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Napier, or Naper.
Linen for the table; table cloths or linen cloth in general.
Table linen; also, linen clothing, or linen in general.
Rear Roget’s Thesaurus §235
N. rear, back, posteriority, rear rank, rear guard, # background, hinterland, occiput, 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, reverse, other side of the shield
V. be behind, fall astern, bend backwards, bring up the rear
Adj. back, rear, hind, hinder, hindmost, hindermost, postern, posterior, dorsal, after, caudal, lumbar, mizzen, tergal
Adv. 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
Phr. ogni medaglia ha il suo rovescio, the other side of the coin
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