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   tail

   /teɪl/

   noun

   • 1. the hindmost part of an animal, especially when prolonged beyond the rest of the body, such as the flexible extension of the backbone in a vertebrate, the feathers at the hind end of a bird, or a terminal appendage in an insect: "the dog's tail began to wag frantically" Similar hindmost partback endappendagebrushscutdocktailpiecetail feathershind parthindquarterstechnical:caudauropygiumOpposite fronthead
   • ▪ a slender backward prolongation of each hindwing in some butterflies.
   • 2. a thing resembling an animal's tail in its shape or position, typically extending downwards or outwards at the end of something: "the tail of a capital"
   • ▪ the rear part of an aeroplane, with the tailplane and rudder: "the fuselage tapers sharply towards the tail"
   • ▪ the lower or hanging part of a garment, especially the back of a shirt or coat: "he wiped his hands on the tail of his grubby vest"
   • ▪ a tailcoat, or a man's formal evening suit with a tailcoat: informal "the men looked debonair in white tie and tails"
   • ▪ the luminous trail of particles following a comet.
   • ▪ the lower end of a pool or stream: "shallow riffles and the tails of pools are prime feeding areas"
   • ▪ the exposed end of a slate or tile in a roof: "the slates are dressed with the bevelled tail and edge characteristic of thick, square stone roofing"
   • ▪ an extremity of a curve approaching the horizontal axis of a graph, especially that of a frequency distribution.
   • 3. the end of a long train or line of people or vehicles: "a catering truck at the tail of the convoy"
   • ▪ the final, more distant, or weaker part of something: "the tail of a hurricane" Similar rearendbackextremityconclusionbottomlowest partinformal:fag endcloseendconclusionterminationtail endOpposite headfrontbeginningstart
   • ▪ the end of the batting order, with the weakest batters: "McDermott worked his way through the tail, finishing with ten wickets"
   • 4. a person secretly following another to observe their movements: informal "I can't put a tail on him, I don't know where he's gone" Similar detectiveinvestigatorprivate investigatorshadowinformal:sleuthprivate eyetecgumshoebogeydickprivate dickshamus
   • 5. a person's buttocks: informal North American "the coach kicked Ryan in his tail" Similar buttocksbacksidebehindbottomseatrumprearrear endcheekshindquartershaunchesderrièreSitzfleischtechnical:natesinformal:sit-uponsternBTMtochusrusty dustybumbottypratjacksiebahookiebuttfannytushtushieduffbunsbootycabooseheiniepatootiekeistertuchisbazoobippybattyrasshumorous:fundamentposteriorvulgar slang:arseclungeassarchaic:breech
   • ▪ a woman's genitals. vulgar slang
   • ▪ women collectively regarded in sexual terms: informal "I was getting worried that both of us would be chasing tail and getting into trouble for the rest of our lives"
   • 6. the side of a coin without the image of a head on it (used when tossing a coin to determine a winner): "the chances of heads and tails in the long run are equal"

   verb

   • 1. follow and observe (someone) closely, especially in secret: "a flock of paparazzi had tailed them all over London"
   • ▪ follow: "they went to their favourite cafe—Owen and Sally tailed along"
   • 2. provide with a tail: "her calligraphy was topped by banners of black ink and tailed like the haunches of fabulous beasts"
   • 3. (of an object in flight) drift or curve in a particular direction: North American "the next pitch tailed in on me at the last second"
   • 4. remove the stalks or ends of (fruit or vegetables) in preparation for cooking.
   • 5. pull on the end of (a rope) after it has been wrapped round the drum of a winch a few times, in order to prevent slipping when the winch rotates.
   • 6. join (one thing) to another. archaic

   Word Origin Old Englishtæg(e)l, from a Germanic base meaning ‘hair, hairy tail’; related to Middle Low German tagel ‘twisted whip, rope's end’. The early sense of the verb (early 16th century) was ‘fasten to the back of something’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tailless adjective
   • 2. taillessness noun

   Scrabble Points: 4

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   What is another word for a tail?

   • The word tail has several synonyms. It can refer to an appendage, conclusion, empennage, or end of something. It can also refer to the rear end or extremity of an animal. In the context of a line or queue, it can refer to the tailback or train. For hair, synonyms include braid, pigtail, plait, ponytail, and tress.

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   What is a synonym for having a tail?

   • Synonyms for having a tail (TAIL) in English include: extremity, appendage, brush, rear end, hindquarters, hind part, empennage, train, end, trail, and others.

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   What are some adjectives to describe tails?

   • Adjectives to describe tails: long, short, nine, white, bushy, black, prehensile, fat, hydrophobic, pig, red. Commonly used words are shown in bold. Rare words are dimmed. Click on a word above to view its definition.

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   • Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of tail. The car was tailed by police for several hours. Follow me - this way! Do you mind if my little brother tags along? He was running and the dog was chasing him. The robber was pursued by several members of the public.

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