noun · rare

tail end

tail end · tail ends

бляшанка, консервна банка, бляшана банка

лейка, консервная банка, бидон

hinterer Teil, Hinterende

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

» I was disappointed that I only caught the tail end of the movie.

Meaning

2 senses

The hindmost part of anything (a person, animal, or object), the rear end; the butt, buttocks; hindquarters, rump.
(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.
the time of the last part of something

Examples

2 sentences

I was disappointed that I only caught the tail end of the movie.
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Well, we're getting to the tail end of the problems caused by last year's upgrade.
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Origin

From Middle English taylende; equivalent to tail + end.

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Forms

plural: tail ends

Singular	tail end
Plural	tail ends

regular

Synonyms

30 synonyms

fag-end rear end tag end

Close in meaning

any projection that resembles the tail of an animal:tail
the time of the last part of something:fag end tail
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on:buttocks nates arse butt backside bum buns can

Word family

1 related words

Derivedtailender