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tail-end

tail-end is the alternative form of tail end.

Meaning of tail end

Noun

tail end (plural tail ends)

  1. The hindmost part of anything (a person, animal, or object), the rear end; the butt, buttocks; hindquarters, rump.
  2. (figuratively) The last part of a period of time, event, or situation; the concluding or final part.
    • At the tail end of summer.

Forms of tail-end

pluraltail-ends

Words formed from tail-end

Phrases with tail-end

Questions about tail-end

What is tail-end the alternative form of?
Tail-end is the alternative form of tail end.

Words near tail-end in the dictionary

  1. tail-bays
  2. tail-beam
  3. tail-beams
  4. tail-buzzer
  5. tail-buzzers
  6. tail-end
  7. Tail-End Charlie
  8. Tail-End Charlies
  9. tail-ender
  10. tail-enders
  11. tail-ends

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tail-end (page history and authors); tail end (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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