hindmost

4 definitions found

hindmost - 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]

  Hindermost \Hind"er*most`\, Hindmost \Hind"most`\, a. [The
     superlative of hind. See Hind, a.] [Cf. AS. hindema (akin
     to Goth. hindumists), a superlative from the same source as
     the comparative hinder. See Hinder, a., and cf.
     Aftermost.]
     Furthest in or toward the rear; last. "Rachel and Joseph
     hindermost." --Gen. xxxiii. 2.
     [1913 Webster]

hindmost - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hindmost
      adj 1: located farthest to the rear [syn: backmost,
             hindermost, hindmost, rearmost]

hindmost - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  26 Moby Thesaurus words for "hindmost":
     aft, after, aftermost, back, backward, closing, concluding,
     eventual, final, hind, hinder, hindermost, hindhand, lag, latest,
     latter, posterior, postern, rear, rearmost, rearward, retral,
     retrograde, tail, terminal, ultimate