hind
1[ hahynd ]
/ haɪnd /
adjective
situated in the rear or at the back; posterior: the hind legs of an animal.
Words nearby hind
hinault, hinayana, hinayanist, hinckley, hincty, hind, hind shank, hind tit, hind wing, hind., hindafell
Origin of hind
1synonym study for hind
See back1.
Definition for hind (2 of 5)
hind2
[ hahynd ]
/ haɪnd /
noun, plural hinds, (especially collectively) hind.
Zoology. the female of the deer, chiefly the red deer, especially in and after the third year.
any of several speckled serranid fishes of the genus Epinephelus, found in the warmer waters of the western Atlantic Ocean.
Origin of hind
2before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch hinde, Old Norse, Danish, Swedish hind, Old High German hinta (German, Low German Hinde)
Definition for hind (3 of 5)
hind3
[ hahynd ]
/ haɪnd /
noun
a peasant or rustic.
Scot. and North England. a farm laborer.
Origin of hind
3before 1000; alteration of Middle English hine (plural) servants, Old English (Anglian) hīne, hī(g)na, genitive of hīgan (West Saxon hīwan) members of a household, domestics; see hide3
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hind1
/ (haɪnd) /
adjective hinder, hindmost or hindermost
(prenominal) (esp of parts of the body) situated at the back or reara hind leg
Word Origin for hind
Old English hindan at the back, related to German hinten; see behind, hinder ²
British Dictionary definitions for hind (2 of 4)
hind2
/ (haɪnd) /
noun plural hinds or hind
the female of the deer, esp the red deer when aged three years or more
any of several marine serranid fishes of the genus Epinephelus, closely related and similar to the gropers
Word Origin for hind
Old English hind; related to Old High German hinta, Greek kemas young deer, Lithuanian szmúlas hornless
British Dictionary definitions for hind (3 of 4)
hind3
/ (haɪnd) /
noun (formerly)
a simple peasant
(in N Britain) a skilled farm worker
a steward
Word Origin for hind
Old English hīne, from hīgna, genitive plural of hīgan servants
British Dictionary definitions for hind (4 of 4)
Hind.
abbreviation for
Hindi
Hindu
Hindustan
Hindustani
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