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Definition of tail

noun:

• the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body.
• the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century", "the tail of the storm". Synonyms: fag end, tail end.
• any projection that resembles the tail of an animal. Synonyms: tail end.
• 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?". Synonyms: arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail end, tooshie, tush.
• a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements. Synonyms: shadow, shadower.
• (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head. Antonyms: head.
• the rear part of an aircraft. Synonyms: empennage, tail assembly.
• the rear part of a ship. Synonyms: after part, poop, quarter, stern.

verb:

• go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley", "the dog chased the rabbit". Synonyms: chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, track, trail.
• remove or shorten the tail of an animal. Synonyms: bob, dock.
• remove the stalk of fruits or berries.

Related words

bob, bobtail, brush, dock, flag, fluke, hound, hunt, oxtail, quest, rattle, scut, trace, tree, uropygium.

Words nearby

ail, bail, dail, fail, hail, jail, kail, mail, nail, pail, rail, sail, taal, tael, tai, taif, tails, tall, tamil, toil, trail, wail.

Rhymes with

ail, ale, assail, avail, bail, bale, braille, carrell, curtail, dail, dale, derail, detail, email, entail, exhale, fail, flail, frail, gael.