Thesaurus results for TAIL ENDS

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

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Noun

Makeup artist Jay Artistry’s advice to start with a small amount of lipstick on the cheeks and build gradually points the same way, favoring restraint over acquisition.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Makeup artist Jeanine Lobell uses subtle contour and highlighter to shape the cheeks without blush, according to ELLE.

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of cheeks

Noun

With the balance of power in Tallahassee at stake, Miami’s Republican state senators fended off tough challenges Tuesday night, while Democratic candidates flipped several South Florida state House seats for the minority party in Florida’s capital.

— Miami Herald staff, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
Trump choices could prove costly Republicans tried to buck historical precedent — a president’s party almost always loses seats during the midterms — with an aggressive redistricting effort aimed at creating a more favorable congressional map.

— Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of seats

Noun

The video showed many of the dogs standing together on a dusty site, near dry brush, barking and wagging their tails.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
These predators chase down insects, catch them with their front pinchers, then immobilize the prey with venom from their tails.

— Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of tails

Noun

Zellers poured the foundation, and Morrison hired fellow ski bums to do the framing, masonry, and tiling.

— Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Within the often zany and slapstick realm of Bob’s Burgers, Tina still manages to steal the show with her singular voice, romantic fantasies, and obsessions with unicorns and boy bums.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of bums

Noun

Worse still, the impact slammed the Ferrari into a car in front, damaging both the convertible’s front and rear ends.

— Howard Walker, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026
But Proctor did put several other Raiders defenders on their rear ends throughout Sunday’s season-opening loss in Las Vegas.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of rear ends

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