Back
Back adjective - Being at or in the part of something opposite the front part.
Usage example: she carried all the presents in the back door, as the children were playing in the front yard
Hinder
Hinder adjective - Being at or in the part of something opposite the front part.
Usage example: the animal's case of mange was especially bad in its hinder parts
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- A robot named Bill Cosby is sent back in time to hinder Cartman's Trapper Keeper from destroying humanity.
Source: Humanity Is Infectious - Chekhov's Gun: The pullswitch for the doors of lion cages comes back in the climax when Eric releases them to hinder his pursuers.
Source: Film / Murders in the Zoo - Immediately after eating it, Twilight starts sneezing periodically, each time triggering various random effects that hinder her efforts to get back to her room unnoticed.
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