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Tailend
The hindmost part of anything (a person, animal, or object), the butt, buttocks; hindquarters, rump.
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noun
- 1
The hindmost part of anything (a person, animal, or object), the butt, buttocks; hindquarters, rump.
- 2
The last part of a period of time, event, or situation; the concluding or final part.
"At the tail end of summer. The tail end of a lecture. The tail end of a conversation."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tailend"
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| Word | Definition |
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| tail-endnoun | Alternative form of tail end. [The hindmost part of anything (a person, animal, or object), the rear end; the butt, buttocks; hindquarters, rump.] |
| rearendnoun | Alternative form of rear end. [The back or hindmost part of anything, such as a car.] |
| tail-endernoun | Alternative form of tailender. [(cricket) One of the last four or five batsmen in the batting order, normally bowlers with limited batting ability; a member of the tail.] |
| tail-end charlienoun | Alternative form of Tail End Charlie. [(chiefly British, slang, in World War II) The last aircraft in a formation.] |
| tail bonenoun | Alternative form of tailbone. [(informal) The final fused vertebrae at the base of the spine; the coccyx.] |
| hindlimbnoun | Alternative spelling of hind limb. [A posterior limb on an animal. When referring to quadrupeds, the term hind leg is often instead used.] |
| hindlegnoun | Alternative spelling of hind leg. [Either of the two legs towards the rear of a multilegged animal.] |
| backendnoun | Alternative form of back end. [The rear, back, or unseen portion (of something).] |
| shirt-tailnoun | Alternative form of shirttail. [The single or split (then rather plural) bottom part of a shirt, below the waist, especially in the back, which, when not tucked into trousers or other vestment, hangs over the wearer's tail-end, like a tail.] |
| tail finnoun | Alternative spelling of tailfin. [A fin at the tail of a fish, caudal fin] |
| endlinenoun | Alternative form of end line. [The line at which something ends] |
| pointier endnoun | Alternative form of pointy end. [(chiefly Australia) The part of something which is the most extreme in some aspect (for example, the most difficult, the latest chronologically or the highest numerically).] |
| bang-tailnoun | Alternative form of bangtail. [The tail of a horse or cow, allowed to grow out and then trimmed horizontally so as to form a tassel; a horse or cow having such a tail.] |
| pointiest endnoun | Alternative form of pointy end. [(chiefly Australia) The part of something which is the most extreme in some aspect (for example, the most difficult, the latest chronologically or the highest numerically).] |
| nob-endnoun | Alternative form of knob-end. [(UK, Ireland, slang, vulgar) The glans penis] |
| short endnoun | Alternative form of short end of the stick. [(idiomatic) A situation, opportunity, or outcome which is less favorable than situations, opportunities, or outcomes experienced by or available to others.] |
| bang tailnoun | Alternative form of bangtail. [The tail of a horse or cow, allowed to grow out and then trimmed horizontally so as to form a tassel; a horse or cow having such a tail.] |
| nob endnoun | Alternative form of knob-end. [(UK, Ireland, slang, vulgar) The glans penis] |
| derrierenoun | Alternative spelling of derrière. [(chiefly humorous) Bottom, bum, backside.] |
| tail lightnoun | Alternative form of taillight. [One of a pair of red lights mounted on the rear of a vehicle, so it can be seen from the rear at night.] |
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