Word Meanings - HINDER - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear, or which follows; as, the hinder part of a wagon; the hinder parts of a horse. He was in the hinder part of the ship. Mark iv. 38. (more info) OHG. hintar, prep., behind, G. hinter, Goth.
Additional info about word: HINDER
Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear, or which follows; as, the hinder part of a wagon; the hinder parts of a horse. He was in the hinder part of the ship. Mark iv. 38. (more info) OHG. hintar, prep., behind, G. hinter, Goth. hindar; orig. a comparative, and akin to AS. hine hence. See Hence, He, and cf. Hind,
Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of HINDER)
- Balk
- Estop
- bar
- thwart
- frustrate
- foil
- stop
- prevent
- hinder
- neutralize
- nullify
- mar
- counteract
- disappoint
- defeat
- baffle
- Check Curb
- restrain
- stay
- repress
- impede
- inhibit
- cohibit
- bridle
- control
- obstruct
- Counteract
- Counterinfluence
- counterfoil
- oppose
- rival
- Debar
- Exclude
- deter
- deprive
- disqualify
- deny
- prohibit
- preclude
- Defer
- Delay
- postpone
- waive
- adjourn
- prorogue
- put off
- retard
- procrastinate
- protract
- prolong
Possible antonyms: (opposite words of HINDER)
Related words: (words related to HINDER)
- SPECTACLE
An optical instrument consisting of two lenses set in a light frame, and worn to assist sight, to obviate some defect in the organs of vision, or to shield the eyes from bright light. 4. pl. (more info) 1. Something exhibited to view; usually, - SPERMATOCYTE
See SPERMOBLAST - RIVALESS
A female rival. Richardson. - CHECKWORK
Anything made so as to form alternate squares lke those of a checkerboard. - SPECIFICNESS
The quality or state of being specific. - SPERMATIC
Of or pertaining to semen; as, the spermatic fluid, the spermatic vessels, etc. Spermatic cord , the cord which suspends the testicle within the scrotum. It is made up of a connective tissue sheath inclosing the spermatic duct and accompanying - COUNTERACTIVE
Tending to counteract. - INHIBITORY
Of or pertaining to, or producing, inhibition; consisting in inhibition; tending or serving to inhibit; as, the inhibitory action of the pneumogastric on the respiratory center. I would not have you consider these criticisms as inhibitory. Lamb. - SPERMATICAL
Spermatic. - DEPRIVEMENT
Deprivation. - PREVENTATIVE
That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of preventive. - SPECTROGRAPH
An apparatus for photographing or mapping a spectrum. A photograph or picture of a spectrum. -- Spec`tro*graph"ic , a. --Spec`tro*graph"ic*al*ly , adv. --Spec*trog"ra*phy , n. - NEUTRALIZE
To render inert or imperceptible the peculiar affinities of, as a chemical substance; to destroy the effect of; as, to neutralize an acid with a base. 3. To destroy the peculiar or opposite dispositions of; to reduce to a state of indifference - SPECK
The blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat of the hippopotamus. Speck falls , falls or ropes rove through blocks for hoisting the blubber and bone of whales on board a whaling vessel. - RESTRAINABLE
Capable of being restrained; controllable. Sir T. Browne. - SPECTATORSHIP
1. The office or quality of a spectator. Addison. 2. The act of beholding. Shak. - SPECE
Species; kind. Chaucer. - MISMANAGER
One who manages ill. - SPEECHLESS
1. Destitute or deprived of the faculty of speech. 2. Not speaking for a time; dumb; mute; silent. Speechless with wonder, and half dead with fear. Addison. -- Speech"less*ly, adv. -- Speech"less*ness, n. - SPENDTHRIFT
One who spends money profusely or improvidently; a prodigal; one who lavishes or wastes his estate. Also used figuratively. A woman who was a generous spendthrift of life. Mrs. R. H. Davis. - ASPER
Rough; rugged; harsh; bitter; stern; fierce. "An asper sound." Bacon. - ANGIOMONOSPERMOUS
Producing one seed only in a seed pod. - IMPREVENTABLE
Not preventable; invitable. - OOSPERM; OOESPERM
The ovum, after fusion with the spermatozoön in impregnation. Balfour. - DISPENSE
1. To deal out in portions; to distribute; to give; as, the steward dispenses provisions according directions; Nature dispenses her bounties; to dispense medicines. He is delighted to dispense a share of it to all the company. Sir W. Scott. 2. - MISPENSE
See HALL - INDISPENSABLENESS
The state or quality of being indispensable, or absolutely necessary. S. Clarke. - SUSPENSORY
Of or pertaining to a suspensorium. (more info) 1. Suspended; hanging; depending. 2. Fitted or serving to suspend; suspending; as, a suspensory muscle. Ray. - DISPERSION
The separation of light into its different colored rays, arising from their different refrangibilities. Dispersion of the optic axes , the separation of the optic axes in biaxial crystals, due to the fact that the axial angle has different values