tail end

tail end
N-SING: usu N of n
The tail end of an event, situation, or period of time is the last part of it.

Barry had obviously come in on the tail-end of the conversation...

This is the tail end of the season.


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • Tail end — Tail Tail, n. [AS. t[ae]gel, t[ae]gl; akin to G. zagel, Icel. tagl, Sw. tagel, Goth. tagl hair. [root]59.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The terminal, and usually flexible, posterior appendage of an animal. [1913 Webster] Note: The tail of mammals and reptiles… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tail end — tail′ end′ n. 1) rear end 2) the concluding or final part; tag end: the tail end of a lecture[/ex] • Etymology: 1375–1425 …   From formal English to slang

  • tail-end|er — «TAYL EHN duhr», noun. a person or thing at the tail end …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tail-end — is a cricket term used to indicate the last few positions in a team s batting order. All eleven players in the team must take a turn to bat even if they are specialist bowlers and cannot bat well. The non batsmen are generally termed tailenders… …   Wikipedia

  • tail end — n. 1. the rear or bottom end of anything 2. the concluding part of anything 3. Informal the buttocks …   English World dictionary

  • tail end — index extremity (furthest point) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • tail end — ► NOUN ▪ the last or hindmost part of something, in particular the batting order in cricket …   English terms dictionary

  • tail end — noun 1. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on he deserves a good kick in the butt are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing? • Syn: ↑buttocks, ↑nates, ↑arse, ↑butt, ↑backside, ↑bum …   Useful english dictionary

  • tail\ end — • tag end • tail end noun informal the end, farthest to the rear, last in line, nearest the bottom, or least important. John was at the tail end of his class. Mary s part in the play came at the tag end, and she got bored waiting. Bill waited at… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • tail end — n. very end at the tail end (of smt.) * * * [ very end ] at the tail end (of smt.) …   Combinatory dictionary

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