tailend

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

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Meanings

nountailend (plural tailends)

plural tailends

  1. alternativeAlternative form of tail end.

    The largest growth will appear at the tailend of the beam, we estimate the effect at the tailend to be the value of 7^7.

    2008, George H. Miley Sadao Nakai, Laser interaction and related plasma phenomena: 12th international conference

Origin

From tail + end.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

tailend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailend

MLA

“tailend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailend. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tailend,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailend.

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