rear above/over sth/sb
literary— phrasal verb with rear uk/rɪər/us/rɪr/verb
to appear very tall and big in comparison with another thing or person:
The mountain reared above the village.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
High, tall and deep
- deep
- dwarf
- elevated
- eye level
- floor-to-ceiling
- full-length
- gawky
- height
- high
- overshadow
- profundity
- rangy
- rear
- six-footer
- stand
- stature
- tall
- tower
- tower above/over sb/sth
- towering
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