Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

235. Rear — N. rear, back, posteriority; rear rank, rear guard;

background, hinterland. occiput [Anat.], nape, chine; heels; tail, rump, croup, buttock, posteriors, backside scut†, breech, dorsum, loin; dorsal region, lumbar region; hind quarters; aitchbone†; natch, natch bone. stern, poop, afterpart†, heelpiece†, crupper. wake; train &c (sequence) 281. reverse; other side of the shield. V. be behind &c adv.; fall astern; bend backwards; bring up the rear. Adj. back, rear; hind, hinder, hindmost, hindermost†; postern, posterior; dorsal, after; caudal, lumbar; mizzen, tergal†. Adv. behind; in the rear, in the background; behind one's back; at the heels of, at the tail of, at the back of; back to back. after, aft, abaft, astern, sternmost†, aback, rearward. Phr. ogni medaglia ha il suo rovescio [It]; the other side of the coin.