tail end
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tail end
n.
1. The hindmost part.
2. The very end; the conclusion.
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tail end
n
the last, endmost, or final part
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tail′ end′
n.
1. rear end.
2. the concluding or final part; tag end: the tail end of a lecture.
[1375–1425]
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Noun | 1. | tail end - the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm" |
2. | tail end - any projection that resembles the tail of an animal projection - any solid convex shape that juts out from something | |
3. | tail end - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" arse, ass, behind, buns, buttocks, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, derriere, fanny, rear end, tooshie, tush, seat, fundament, backside, bottom, rump, stern, tail, rear, bum, can, butt body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity |
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