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butt end

NOUN
end
Synonyms
STRONGEST
side
STRONG
bit dregs fragment leaving lees particle piece portion remainder remnant residue scrap share stub
WEAK
tag end
Antonyms
STRONG
base core entirety whole
NOUN
end
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deadline edge point term top
STRONG
borderline bound boundary confine cusp extent extremity foot head heel limitation neb nib prong spire stub stump tail terminal termination terminus tip ultimate
Antonyms
STRONG
bottom
WEAK
beginning birth cause commencement construction creation foundation means opening origin start
NOUN
rump
Synonyms
STRONGEST
backside
STRONG
back behind breech bum butt buttocks can croup duff fanny haunches hindquarters keister prat rear sacrum seat tail tush
WEAK
derriere hind end rear end tail end
NOUN
shard
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fragment particle remnant
STRONG
bit butt dregs leaving lees piece portion remainder residue scrap share side stub
WEAK
ort tag end
Antonyms
STRONGEST
whole
STRONG
base core

Example Sentences

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Center Evgeny Kuznetsov then was slow to get up after the butt end of Penguins center Jeff Carter’s stick caught him in the side midway through the middle frame.

From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2022

“Young man, my three years at the butt end of an M16 checked that box,” Corallo replied, according to author Vicky Ward.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2019

Saturday night, Anderson was like the butt end of a swinging log, lowering his shoulder and blasting into tacklers with punishing abandon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2019

Note how the butt end of the club has moved up and away from the ball.

From Golf Digest • Aug. 22, 2017

The butt end of a spear fell on his back as he blundered among them.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding