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tag end

NOUN
end
Synonyms
STRONGEST
side
STRONG
bit dregs fragment leaving lees particle piece portion remainder remnant residue scrap share stub
WEAK
butt end
Antonyms
STRONG
base core entirety whole
NOUN
shard
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fragment particle remnant
STRONG
bit butt dregs leaving lees piece portion remainder residue scrap share side stub
WEAK
butt end ort
Antonyms
STRONGEST
whole
STRONG
base core
NOUN
tail
Synonyms
STRONGEST
back end rear rudder
STRONG
appendage empennage end extremity reverse stub tag tailpiece train
WEAK
caudal appendage fag end hind end hind part hindmost part last part wagger
Antonyms
STRONG
beginning front start
WEAK
head
NOUN
tail end
Synonyms
WEAK
appendage behind butt end buttocks caudal appendage conclusion empennage end extremity fag end hind end hind part hindmost part last part posterior rear rear end rump stub tailpiece tush wagger

Example Sentences

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Step 3�Pass the tag end of the stinger wire through the loop of the main wire leader.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then push the tag end of the lighter line back through the loop so that it exits on the same side from which it entered.

From Time Magazine Archive

This unspecific formula amounts to one certainty: soldiers who have not yet been in combat will be on the tag end of the parade home.

From Time Magazine Archive

Step 1�Double the tag end of the heavier line or wire to form a small loop and hold it in your left hand.

From Time Magazine Archive

I’ve taken to doing these mirror things with one lens in my mouth, glassy and thin like the tag end of a lemon drop.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood