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]

Source: 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]

Source: 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]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

83 Moby Thesaurus words for "hind": Cape elk, Partlet, Virginia deer, aft, after, aftermost, antelope, back, backward, biddy, bitch, bossy, brood mare, buck, camel, camelopard, caribou, countryman, countrywoman, cow, deer, deerlet, doe, dromedary, eland, elk, ewe, ewe lamb, fallow deer, fawn, fellah, filly, gazelle, giraffe, gnu, guinea hen, gyp, hart, hartebeest, heifer, hen, hinder, hindermost, hindhand, hindmost, jenny, kaama, lioness, mare, moose, mule deer, musk deer, muzhik, nanny, nanny goat, okapi, peahen, peasant, peon, posterior, postern, provincial, rear, rearmost, rearward, red deer, reindeer, retral, retrograde, roe, roe deer, roebuck, she-bear, she-goat, she-lion, slut, sow, springbok, stag, tail, tigress, vixen, wildebeest

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

hind adj : 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)]

noun

1: any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
2: female red deer [also: hinder]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Hind \Hind\, n. [AS. hind; akin to D. hinde, OHG. hinta, G. hinde, hindin, Icel., Sw., & Dan. hind, and perh. to Goth. hinpan to seize (in comp.), E. hunt, or cf. Gr. ? a young deer.]

1. (Zo["o]l.) The female of the red deer, of which the male is the stag.

2. (Zo["o]l.) A spotted food fish of the genus Epinephelus, as E. apua of Bermuda, and E. Drummond-hayi of Florida; -- called also coney, John Paw, spotted hind.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Hind \Hind\, n. [OE. hine, AS. h[=i]ne, h[=i]na, orig. gen. pl. of h[=i]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.

2. A peasant; a rustic; a farm servant. [Eng.]

The hind, that homeward driving the slow steer Tells how man's daily work goes forward here. --Trench.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)