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tail end

tail end noun: the hindmost part of anything (a person, animal, or object), the rear end; the butt, buttocks; hindquarters, rump.

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.
    • The tail end of a lecture.

tail end meaning in Tamil and Marathi

tail end in Tamil

கடைமடைப் பகுதி

tail end in Marathi

tail end
शेपूट napusakliṅga

Synonyms of tail end

Forms of tail end

pluraltail ends
alternative formtail-end
alternative formtailend

Origin of tail end

From Middle English taylende; equivalent to tail + end.

Words formed from tail end

Questions about tail end

What does tail end mean?
Tail end means the hindmost part of anything (a person, animal, or object), the rear end; the butt, buttocks; hindquarters, rump.
What is tail end in Tamil?
Tail end in Tamil is கடைமடைப் பகுதி. See Tail end meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tail end?
Tail end is a noun.
What is the plural of tail end?
The plural of tail end is tail ends.

Words near tail end in the dictionary

  1. tail cone
  2. tail cones
  3. tail down
  4. tail dragger
  5. tail draggers
  6. tail end
  7. Tail End Charlie
  8. Tail End Charlies
  9. tail ends
  10. tail event
  11. tail events

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tail end (page history and authors); tail end (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); शेपूट (Marathi) (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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