TAIL END
Dictionary entry overview: What does tail end mean?
• TAIL END (noun)
The noun TAIL END has 3 senses:
1. the time of the last part of something
2. any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
3. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Familiarity information: TAIL END used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• TAIL END (noun)
Meaning:
The time of the last part of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
fag end; tail end; tail
Context examples:
the fag end of this crisis-ridden century / the tail of the storm
Hypernyms ("tail end" is a kind of...):
end; ending (the point in time at which something ends)
Meaning:
Any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Synonyms:
tail end; tail
Hypernyms ("tail end" is a kind of...):
projection (any solid convex shape that juts out from something)
Meaning:
The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
arse; hind end; hindquarters; keister; nates; posterior; prat; rear end; tooshie; tush; fanny; derriere; ass; buttocks; buns; behind; backside; seat; fundament; bottom; tail end; stern; rump; butt; rear; can; bum; tail
Context examples:
he deserves a good kick in the butt / are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
Hypernyms ("tail end" is a kind of...):
body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
Holonyms ("tail end" is a part of...):
body; torso; trunk (the body excluding the head and neck and limbs)
