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. | ![]() 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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