Phrase guide
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noun
The hindmost part of anything (a person, animal, or object), the rear end; the butt, buttocks; hindquarters, rump.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The last part of a period of time, event, or situation; the concluding or final part.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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noun
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: body part
noun
any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tail
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: projection
noun
the time of the last part of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: fag end, tail
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: end, ending
History
From Middle English taylende; equivalent to tail + end.
