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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hind1 /haɪnd/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- situated in the rear or at the back;
posterior:the hind legs of an animal. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hind1 (hīnd),USA pronunciation adj. - situated in the rear or at the back;
posterior:the hind legs of an animal.
- 1300–50; Middle English hinde; compare Old English hindan (adverb, adverbial) from behind, at the back; cognate with German hinten; see behind, hinder2
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See back 1.
hind2 (hīnd),USA pronunciation n., pl. hinds, (esp. collectively) hind. - Mammals[Zool.]the female of the deer, chiefly the red deer, esp. in and after the third year.
- Fishany of several speckled serranid fishes of the genus Epinephelus, found in the warmer waters of the western Atlantic Ocean.
- bef. 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch hinde, Old Norse, Danish, Swedish hind, Old High German hinta (German, Low German Hinde)
hind3 (hīnd),USA pronunciation n. - a peasant or rustic.
- Scottish Termsa farm laborer.
- bef. 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
Hind, - Language VarietiesHindustani (def. 1).
Hind., - Language VarietiesHindi.
- Hindu.
- Hindustan.
- Language VarietiesHindustani.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hind /haɪnd/ adj (hinder, hindmost, hindermost)- (prenominal) (esp of parts of the body) situated at the back or rear: a hind leg
Etymology: Old English hindan at the back, related to German hinten; see behind, hinder² hind /haɪnd/ n ( pl hinds, 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
Etymology: Old English hind; related to Old High German hinta, Greek kemas young deer, Lithuanian szmúlas hornless hind /haɪnd/ n (formerly) - a simple peasant
- (in N Britain) a skilled farm worker
- a steward
Etymology: Old English hīne, from hīgna, genitive plural of hīgan servants |