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hindlook

hindlook noun: a look back; a look in review; afterlook.

Noun

hindlook (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural, rare) A look back; a look in review; afterlook.
    • Significance of a Hindlook1884, Isaac Kaufman Funk, The Homiletic Monthly - Volume 8 - Page 921
    • Needless to say, if we could use the title "The Insect Hindlook for 1939" we could be much more accurate.1939, Illinois State Horticultural Society, Transactions - Page 351

Examples of hindlook in a sentence

  • It might have been better in the House if you were still there, but I am glad you are here taking a hindlook at this.1969, Crime in the National Capital
  • True, things may have appeared hard at the time they presented themselves but on a hindlook they reveal themselves to have played a contributive part in the growth of the soul.1983, M.P. Pandit, Commentaries on the Mother's Ministry, volume 1:

Antonyms of hindlook

Origin of hindlook

From hind + look. Compare hindsight.

Questions about hindlook

What does hindlook mean?
Hindlook means a look back; a look in review; afterlook.
How do you use hindlook in a sentence?
It might have been better in the House if you were still there, but I am glad you are here taking a hindlook at this.
What part of speech is hindlook?
Hindlook is a noun.

Words near hindlook in the dictionary

  1. hindlimbs
  2. Hindlip
  3. Hindlish
  4. hindlock
  5. hindlocks
  6. hindlook
  7. Hindman
  8. Hindman's theorem
  9. Hindmans
  10. hindmargin
  11. hindmarginal

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