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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers;

2. a female deer, especially an adult female red deer;


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. located at or near the back of an animal;
- Example: "back (or hind) legs"
- Example: "the hinder part of a carcass"
[syn: back(a), hind(a), hinder(a)]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hind \Hind\, a. [Compar. Hinder; superl. Hindmost, or Hindermost.] [OE. hind, adv., back, AS. hindan behind. See Hinder, 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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hind \Hind\ (h[imac]nd), n. [AS. hind; akin to D. hinde, OHG. hinta, G. hinde, hindin, Icel., Sw., & Dan. hind, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.), E. hunt, or cf. Gr. kema`s a young deer.] 1. (Zool.) The female of the red deer, of which the male is the stag. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) A spotted food fish of the genus Epinephelus, as Epinephelus apua of Bermuda, and Epinephelus Drummond-hayi of Florida; -- called also coney, John Paw, spotted hind. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hind \Hind\, n. [OE. hine, AS. h[imac]ne, h[imac]na, orig. gen. pl. of h[imac]wan domestics; akin to Icel. hj[=u] man and wife, domestics, family, Goth. heiwafrauja master of the house, G. heirath marriage; cf. L. civis citizen, E. city or E. home. Cf. Hide a measure of land.] 1. A domestic; a servant. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A peasant; a rustic; a farm servant. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] The hind, that homeward driving the slow steer Tells how man's daily work goes forward here. --Trench. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hind adj 1: located at or near the back of an animal; "back (or hind) legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass" [syn: back(a), hind(a), hinder(a)] n 1: any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers 2: a female deer, especially an adult female red deer