tail ends

noun

plural of tail end
as in cheeks
the part of the body upon which someone sits all I saw was his tail end vanishing around the door

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Recent Examples of tail ends Young copperheads can also have yellow or yellowish-green tail ends, which all-aged copperheads vibrate when alarmed. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026 The Stars had rebounded from a season-worst, six-match winless skid to construct a three-game points streak, which disintegrated on Tuesday in just their second loss in eight tail ends of back-to-back sets. — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026 If desired, trim off the tapered tail ends, too. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tail ends
  1. cheeks
  2. seats
  3. tails
  4. bums
  5. rear ends
Noun
  • And just that, seeing tearstains on my father’s cheeks, was like seeing water run uphill.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Their skin is flawless, their cheeks rosy, their bodies unmarked by the forces of gravity or physical strain.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of cheeks
Noun
  • For the first time, all 21 seats on the Board of Education are up for grabs.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Hudson-Smith went into the stand and up the stairs to pose next to his name, draped in the British flag, but was surrounded by too many empty seats.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of seats
Noun
  • Yak skulls, tails and hair hang in a barn overseen by a furtive gray cat.
    — David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The lowest two stars are Altair and Deneb, which mark the tails of the great eagle and swan in the constellations Aquila and Cygnus, respectively.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of tails
Noun
  • The Coliseum stayed in business for 500 years, bums in seats twice a week, watching people hack each other to death.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • History buffs, avid hikers, music lovers, wine aficionados, and beach bums will all find a town to love in the Old Dominion.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
Definition of bums
Noun
  • Or one that doesn’t deal primarily with (obscenity deleted) in a dance club or how much someone likes big rear ends.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
  • The Kimbo 8 separates itself from its older, smaller sibling most notably at the front and rear ends of the cabin.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of rear ends

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“Tail ends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tail%20ends. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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