The meaning of Posterior

preposition

In the time following (an event or another period of time).

Usage examples:

Shortly after their marriage they moved to colorado

conjunction

During the period of time following an event.

Usage examples:

Bath time ended in a flood after the taps were left running

adverb

At a later or future time; afterwards.

Usage examples:

Duke frederick died soon after

noun

The rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips.

Usage examples:

He lay on his back

adverb

In the opposite direction from the one that one is facing or travelling towards.

Usage examples:

He moved back a pace

verb

Give financial, material, or moral support to.

Usage examples:

He had a newspaper empire backing him

noun

A person's buttocks.

Usage examples:

The old woman boasts that they would change their minds if only they got a look at her backside bec…

adjective

(of a manoeuvre in surfing and other board sports) done clockwise for a regular rider and anticlockwise for a goofy rider.

Usage examples:

Next would be big backside floaters or under the lip lay back snaps.

noun

The part of the body you sit on; your buttocks

preposition

At or to the far side of (something), typically so as to be hidden by it.

Usage examples:

The recording machinery was kept behind screens

adverb

At or to the far side of something.

Usage examples:

Campbell grabbed him from behind

noun

A person's buttocks.

Usage examples:

She slid inelegantly down a few steps on her behind

noun

The lowest point or part of something.

Usage examples:

The bottom of the page

adjective

In the lowest position.

Usage examples:

The books on the bottom shelf

verb

Denoting a flavour (variety) of unstable quark having an electric charge of - 1/3. bottom quarks have similar properties to down quarks and strange quarks, but are distinguished from them by having a larger mass.

noun

A vagrant.

Usage examples:

Bums had been known to wander up to their door and ask for a sandwich

verb

Get by asking or begging.

Usage examples:

They tried to bum money off us

adjective

Of poor quality; bad or wrong.

Usage examples:

Not one bum note was played

verb

(of a person or animal) hit (someone or something) with the head or horns.

Usage examples:

She butted him in the chest

noun

A push or blow, especially one given with the head.

Usage examples:

The characters can fight hand to hand using punches, kicks, nudges, butts, combos…

noun

The person or thing at which criticism or ridicule is directed.

Usage examples:

His singing is the butt of dozens of jokes

noun

Either of the two round fleshy parts of the human body that form the bottom.

Usage examples:

This time i manage to land with my entire body weight centered on my right buttock.

noun

Either of the two soft parts of the body below the back that support the body when sitting

adjective

Of or like a tail.

Usage examples:

Scales from mid-body to the tail and the caudal and dorsal fins have black spots.

adjective

Relating to the bottom end of the body, that is the bottom of the feet, or to the bottom end of the spinal cord

Usage examples:

Caudal anaesthesia, caudal artery

noun

Either side of the face below the eye.

Usage examples:

Tears rolled down her cheeks

verb

Speak impertinently to.

Usage examples:

Frankie always got away with cheeking his elders

noun

Either side of your face below the eyes, where except at the top the skin has no bone behind it and is therefore soft

Usage examples:

She welcomed me with a kiss on the cheek., [ + to infinitive ] first he messed up my work and then …

noun

A person's buttocks.

Usage examples:

Over-excited eurosceptics accuse the team of protecting their own well-cushioned derrières.

noun

A person's bottom

adjective

On or relating to the upper side or back of an animal, plant, or organ.

Usage examples:

A dorsal view of the body

adjective

Of, on, or near the back of an animal

Usage examples:

A shark's dorsal fin

noun

A woman's genitals.

verb

Mess around and waste time.

Usage examples:

They were fannying about in the street

preposition

Coming after or as a result of.

Usage examples:

Police are hunting for two men following a spate of robberies in the area

noun

A body of supporters or admirers.

Usage examples:

He attracted a worldwide following

adjective

Next in time.

Usage examples:

The following day there was a ceremony in st peter's square

noun

A buttock and thigh considered together, in a human or animal.

Usage examples:

They were built like cattle, with thick necks and big haunches.

noun

The top part of the leg between the knee and the waist

adjective

(especially of a bodily part) situated at the back; posterior.

Usage examples:

A hind leg

noun

A female deer, especially a red deer or sika in and after the third year.

Usage examples:

Our second visit was a success and as we got closer to the farm we saw a group of hinds and deer gr…

noun

A skilled farm worker, typically married and with a tied cottage.

verb

Make it difficult for (someone) to do something or for (something) to happen.

Usage examples:

Language barriers hindered communication between scientists

adjective

(especially of a bodily part) rear; hind.

Usage examples:

The hinder end of its body

verb

To limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something

Usage examples:

A poor diet can hinder mental and physical growth., i don’t know if these changes are going to help…

plural noun

The hind legs and adjoining parts of a quadruped.

Usage examples:

See, the front half of the horse was simply white with black spots on its dappled middle, and her h…

plural noun

The back part of an animal with four legs

adjective

Of an anther or its dehiscence: opening outwards; extrorse. also (of various plant parts, especially those of a corolla or calyx): located on the side closer to the axis.

noun

An incompetent or stupid person; an idiot.

Usage examples:

My dad is practically in love with him, the stupid prat.

noun

The back part of something, especially a building or vehicle.

Usage examples:

The kitchen door at the rear of the house

adjective

At the back.

Usage examples:

The car's rear window

verb

Bring up and care for (a child) until they are fully grown.

Usage examples:

Nigel was born and reared in bath

adjective

Directed towards the back.

Usage examples:

A slight rearward movement

adverb

Towards the back.

Usage examples:

The engine nozzles point rearward

noun

The part or position at the back of something.

Usage examples:

It would occupy its position in the advance, not in the rearward of the times

noun

The hind part of the body of a mammal or the lower back of a bird.

Usage examples:

The harrier is distinguished by its prominent white rump

noun

A thing made or used for sitting on, such as a chair or stool.

Usage examples:

I sat down in the white chair while dr. clark took a seat on a stool that sat to my left.

verb

Arrange for (someone) to sit somewhere.

Usage examples:

Owen seated his guests in the draughty baronial hall

noun

A piece of furniture or other place for someone to sit

Usage examples:

She left her jacket on the back of her seat., i got a seat on the flight to new york., please take …

adjective

(of a person or their manner) serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline.

Usage examples:

A smile transformed his stern face

noun

The rearmost part of a ship or boat.

Usage examples:

He stood at the stern of the yacht

adjective

Severe

Usage examples:

Sterner punishment may produce better behavior, but i doubt it., he sternly reminded his son to dri…

adjective

Coming after something in time; subsequent.

Usage examples:

Over the succeeding decades, recording equipment got cheaper

verb

Achieve the desired aim or result.

Usage examples:

Keep trying and you will eventually succeed

verb

Present participle of succeed

Usage examples:

She's been trying to pass her driving test for six years and she's finally succeeded., you need to …

exclamation

Expressing disapproval, impatience, or dismissal.

Usage examples:

Tush, these are trifles and mere old wives' tales

noun

A long pointed tooth, in particular a canine tooth of a male horse.

noun

A person's buttocks.

Usage examples:

Office chairs are too often tough on the tush