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tail vs end

end vs tail

tail and end both are nouns.

tail and end both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tail Yes No Yes No
end Yes No Yes No
As nouns, end is a hypernym of tail; that is, end is a word with a broader meaning than tail:
  • tail: the time of the last part of something
  • end: the point in time at which something ends
Other hypernyms of tail include ending.
tail (noun) end (noun)
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body the part you are expected to play
the rear part of a ship (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, designating players at each end of the defensive line
the rear part of an aircraft a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
(usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head a final part or section
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements the last section of a communication
any projection that resembles the tail of an animal the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
the time of the last part of something either extremity of something that has length
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
tail (verb) end (verb)
remove or shorten the tail of an animal bring to an end or halt
remove the stalk of fruits or berries put an end to
go after with the intent to catch have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
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