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tail vs ending

ending vs tail

tail and ending both are nouns.

tail is a verb but ending is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tail Yes No Yes No
ending Yes No No No
As nouns, ending is a hypernym of tail; that is, ending is a word with a broader meaning than tail:
  • tail: the time of the last part of something
  • ending: the point in time at which something ends
Other hypernyms of tail include end.
tail (noun) ending (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 act of ending something
the rear part of a ship the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
the rear part of an aircraft the last section of a communication
(usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head event whose occurrence ends something
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on the point in time at which something ends
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
tail (verb) ending (verb)
remove or shorten the tail of an animal
remove the stalk of fruits or berries
go after with the intent to catch
Difference between tail and ending

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