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bitter end collapse: (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt; the final extremity (however unpleasant it may be); "he was determined to fight to the bitter end"

buttocks collapse: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

fag end collapse: the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope; the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm"

fantail collapse: an overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship

rearward collapse: direction toward the rear; "his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions"; directed or moving toward the rear; "a rearward glance"; "a rearward movement"

breech collapse: opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded

behind collapse: in or to or toward the rear; "he followed behind"; "seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front"; "the final runners were far behind"; remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from; "when he died he left much unfinished work behind"; "left a large family behind"; "the children left their books behind"; "he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind"; in debt; "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills"; in or into an inferior position; "fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers"; of timepieces; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind"

posterior collapse: at or near the hind end in quadrupeds or toward the spine in primates

stub collapse: the part of a check that is retained as a record; a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt; a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost; strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object; "She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken"; clear of weeds by uprooting them; "stub a field"; extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigarette now"; pull up (weeds) by their roots

endways collapse: with the end forward or toward the observer; "houses built endways"; in or toward the direction of the ends; lengthwise; "endways pressure"; on end or upright; "sticks leaning against the wall endways"

stern collapse: the rear part of a ship; United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920); severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"

back door collapse: a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position); "he got his job through the back door"; an entrance at the rear of a building; an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains

boundary collapse: the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something; a line determining the limits of an area

heel collapse: the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation; (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft; the lower end of a ship's mast; the back part of the human foot; one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread; put a new heel on; "heel shoes"; strike with the heel of the club; "heel a golf ball"; perform with the heels; "heel that dance"; follow at the heels of a person

permanently collapse: for a long time without essential change; "he is permanently disabled"

copyhold collapse: a medieval form of land tenure in England; a copyhold was a parcel of land granted to a peasant by the lord of the manor in return for agricultural services

ad infinitum collapse: to infinity; without or seemingly without limit; "talked on and on ad infinitum"

endlessly collapse: with unflagging resolve; "dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste"; (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; "the Nubian desert seemed to stretch out before them endlessly"

juxtaposed collapse: placed side by side often for comparison; "juxtaposed pictures"

perennially collapse: in a perennial manner; repeatedly; "We want to know what is perennially new about the world"

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