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ending vs tail

tail vs ending

ending and tail both are nouns.

ending is not a verb while tail is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ending Yes No No No
tail Yes No Yes No
As nouns, tail is a hyponym of ending; that is, tail is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ending:
  • ending: the point in time at which something ends
  • tail: the time of the last part of something
Other hyponyms of ending 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.
ending (noun) tail (noun)
the act of ending something the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme) the rear part of a ship
the last section of a communication the rear part of an aircraft
event whose occurrence ends something (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
the point in time at which something ends the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
the time of the last part of something
ending (verb) tail (verb)
remove or shorten the tail of an animal
remove the stalk of fruits or berries
go after with the intent to catch
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