Short end

entry-level

slightest

microcosmic

slightest

next to nothing

slightest

stump

stumpy end

dock

stumpy end

root

stumpy end

tail

stumpy end

snag

stumpy end

remnant

stumpy end

tag

butt

remainder

tail end

counterfoil

gutter

slightest

last

slightest

nadir

slightest

bottom

infinitesimal

second

minimum

minute

first

atomic

lowest

microscopic

minimal

molecular

niggling

piddling