behind
behind is a 6-letter English word with 16 senses as adjective, adverb, and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: On the side opposite the front or nearest part; on the back side of; at the back of; on the other side of; as, behind a door; behind a hill. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- adjective. On the side opposite the front or nearest part; on the back side of; at the back of; on the other side of; as, behind a door; behind a hill.
- adjective. Left after the departure of, whether this be by removing to a distance or by death.
- adjective. Left a distance by, in progress of improvement Hence: Inferior to in dignity, rank, knowledge, or excellence, or in any achievement.
- adverb. At the back part; in the rear.
- adverb. Toward the back part or rear; backward; as, to look behind.
- adverb. Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.
- adverb. Backward in time or order of succession; past.
- adverb. After the departure of another; as, to stay behind.
- noun. The backside; the rump.
- noun. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
"he deserves a good kick in the butt"
"are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
- adjective. having the lower score or lagging position in a contest
"behind by two points"
"the 8th inning found the home team trailing"
- adverb. in or to or toward the rear
"he followed behind"
"seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front"
- adverb. remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from
"when he died he left much unfinished work behind"
"left a large family behind"
- adverb. in debt
"he fell behind with his mortgage payments"
"a month behind in the rent"
- adverb. in or into an inferior position
"fell behind in his studies"
"their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers"
- adverb. of timepieces
"the clock is almost an hour slow"
"my watch is running behind"
Synonyms
arse, ass, backside, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rump, seat, stern, tail, tooshie, tush
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