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tailpiece

[teyl-pees] / ˈteɪlˌpis /
ADJECTIVE
postern
Synonyms
STRONG
backside extremity hind hindquarters posterior rear reverse stern tail
WEAK
aft back end far end hindmost hindpart tail end
Antonyms
STRONG
front
NOUN
back
Synonyms
STRONGEST
rear tail
STRONG
backside extremity hindquarters posterior reverse stern
WEAK
aft back end far end hindpart tail end
Antonyms
STRONGEST
front
NOUN
illustration
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cartoon decoration depiction engraving etching image painting photo photograph picture sketch snapshot vignette
STRONG
adornment design figure frontispiece halftone plate
WEAK
line drawing
NOUN
rear
Synonyms
STRONGEST
back back door back end backside bottom butt rear end tail
STRONG
behind buttocks end heel hind hindquarters posterior postern rearward reverse rump seat stern tush
WEAK
afterpart back seat hind part rear guard tail end
Antonyms
STRONGEST
front
WEAK
beginning
NOUN
tail
Synonyms
STRONGEST
back end rear rudder
STRONG
appendage empennage end extremity reverse stub tag train
WEAK
caudal appendage fag end hind end hind part hindmost part last part tag end 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 tag end tush wagger

Example Sentences

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Put a piece of duct tape over the hole where the control rod entered the tailpiece.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2023

For the solo, John simply wailed on the guitar, executing a series of power chords as Douglas, sitting nearby, reached over and worked the instrument's Bigsby tailpiece.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2021

You can also unscrew the nut on the back of the tailpiece, remove the lever that lifts the stopper and clear out all the obstructions.

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2020

The EX-63, inspired by the last instrument John D'Angelico ever made, sports an arch-top body and the same angular tailpiece that decorates its electric brethren.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2015

It had been hanging on the attic wall for a half-century, so that the back was split in twain, the sound-post lost, the neck and the tailpiece cracked.

From A Village Stradivarius by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith