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end vs tail

tail vs end

end and tail both are nouns.

end and tail both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
end Yes No Yes No
tail Yes No Yes No
As nouns, tail is a hyponym of end; that is, tail is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than end:
  • end: the point in time at which something ends
  • tail: the time of the last part of something
Other hyponyms of end include death, last, death, demise, dying, period, year-end, close, conclusion, finale, finis, finish, last, stopping point, cease, fag end, tail end, fin de siecle, last gasp, expiration, expiry, termination, limit, terminal point, terminus ad quem.
end (noun) tail (noun)
the part you are expected to play the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, designating players at each end of the defensive line the rear part of a ship
a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold the rear part of an aircraft
a final part or section (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
the last section of a communication a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
either extremity of something that has length the time of the last part of something
a boundary marking the extremities of something
the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
one of two places from which people are communicating to each other
(football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage
a final state
the point in time at which something ends
end (verb) tail (verb)
bring to an end or halt remove or shorten the tail of an animal
put an end to remove the stalk of fruits or berries
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical go after with the intent to catch
be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
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