(carpentry) A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, lid, covers, etc.; so named because fastened on the edge of the door, which butts against the frame, stop molding, and casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt.

(neuroanatomy) The posterior part of the brain, comprising the cerebellum, pons and medulla, the rhombencephalon

plural of hindbrain

(archaeology) The abruptly truncated end of a knapped stone flake that did not reach across the entire face of the core stone; also applied to the site of the break on the core.

plural of hind leg

(idiomatic) To reveal a clue or hint about something.

(entomology, in an insect with two pairs of wings) Either member of the pair of wings closer to the tail.

An imprecation that everyone should look after their own interests, leaving those who cannot cope to whatever fate befalls them.

A mountain range in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

A small gummed strip of folded glassine paper, used to mount stamps on an album page.