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)

• Neglect
• abandon
• license
• berate
• free
• mismanage
• misconduct
• Secure
• promote
• insure
• speed
• advance
• establish
• aid

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.
• SPECE
  Species; kind. Chaucer.
• SPECTATORSHIP
  1. The office or quality of a spectator. Addison. 2. The act of beholding. Shak.
• 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.
• 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
• OOSPERM; OOESPERM
  The ovum, after fusion with the spermatozoön in impregnation. Balfour.
• 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