tag end

Examples

• All

• After making the blanket, I found a small tag end of fabric that I can use for a patch.

• In one corner of the yard, the dogs fought over the tag end of a ham.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Here, at the tag end, I am shown wondering whether I will ever write her a letter and what I will find to say in it, assuming I can find out where she has gone.

  Fiction book (2000)

• When cutting the ribbon, I saved the tag end for future crafts.

Synonyms

E

ending

vstag end

398 1.0

The final part of something, like an event, story, or relationship

is the tiny leftover material at the very end rather than a conclusion

F

fragment

vstag end

184 3.2

A small piece broken off something larger

is the final tiny piece left rather than any broken part

S

scrap

vstag end

179 2.1

A small piece left over or thrown away

is the very end leftover usually the tiniest piece of material

R

residue

vstag end

148 4.1

A small amount left on something after most is removed

is the tiny physical leftover specifically viewed as a cloth remnant

R

remnant

vstag end

104 4.2

A small piece, often cloth, left when the rest is used or thrown away

is the very tiny leftover often meant as a final cloth scrap

E

end

vstag end

102 7.5

A leftover piece of cloth used for sewing or crafts

is the smallest leftover piece, especially the last bit of cloth

R

rag

vstag end

97 1.0

A small piece of old cloth used for cleaning

is the tiny leftover scrap, not a cloth piece kept for cleaning

T

tail

vstag end

70 2.0

The last part of a period or event

is the small remaining physical piece rather than a final time segment

S

shred

vstag end

49 2.2

A thin piece torn from cloth, paper, or food

is the tiny remaining end rather than just any thin torn piece

T

tatter

vstag end

• Archaic

14 5.6

A small torn piece of cloth or paper

is the last leftover bit rather than a general torn fragment

T

tail end

vstag end

13 3.5

The last part of something, especially a period or event

is the small leftover piece meaning the literal very end of material

S

stub

vstag end

9 3.7

A small piece left after most of a pencil, cigarette, or candle is used

is the very end scrap specifically thought of as leftover cloth

F

fag end

vstag end

• UK

9.9

The last small part of something often thought less important

is the literal tiny leftover piece rather than a low quality final stage

Antonyms

W

whole

484 1.0

All of something seen as one unit

How Much

remainder

74 2.7

leftover

1 1.6

remnant

104 4.2

tag end

7.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology