loose end

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

loose end (plural loose ends)

1. The end of a rope that has not been fastened.
2. (idiomatic, by extension, chiefly in the plural) A small job that needs to be done, or minor problem that needs to be resolved, before a task can be considered complete.

Derived terms

• at a loose end, at loose ends
• tie up loose ends

Translations

a small job that needs to be done, or minor problem that needs to be resolved

• Hungarian: elvarratlan szál
• Portuguese: ponta solta f
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Anagrams

• loosened