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tail
(t/eI/l )

adjective (a)

  • Limited; abridged; reduced; curtailed; as, estate tail.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body(noun.animal)
    source: wordnet30
  • the time of the last part of something(noun.time)
    Example:
    The tail of the storm.
    Synonym:
    fag end, tail end
    source: wordnet30
  • any projection that resembles the tail of an animal(noun.shape)
    Synonym:
    tail end
    source: wordnet30
  • the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on(noun.body)
    Synonym:
    arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rea
    source: wordnet30
  • a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    shadow, shadower
    source: wordnet30
  • (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head(noun.artifact)
    Antonym:
    head
    source: wordnet30
  • the rear part of an aircraft(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    empennage, tail assembly
    source: wordnet30
  • the rear part of a ship(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    after part, poop, quarter, stern
    source: wordnet30
  • Limitation; abridgment.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • The terminal, and usually flexible, posterior appendage of an animal.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • In some forms of rope-laying machine, pieces of rope attached to the iron bar passing through the grooven wooden top containing the strands, for wrapping around the rope to be laid.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • In flying machines, a plane or group of planes used at the rear to confer stability.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • go after with the intent to catch(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, track, trail
    source: wordnet30
  • remove or shorten the tail of an animal(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    bob, dock
    source: wordnet30
  • remove the stalk of fruits or berries(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To hold by the end; -- said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; -- with in or into.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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