Definition of tail Tail
/tejĖl/ - [teyl] - tail
We found 61 definitions of tail from 10 different sources.
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What does tail mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: tails |
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| tail - the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body | ||
| appendage, outgrowth, process a part that is joined to something larger | ||
| craniate, vertebrate animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium | ||
| rattle loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail | ||
| brush contact with something dangerous or undesirable; "I had a brush with danger on my way to work"; "he tried to avoid any brushes with the police" | ||
| bobtail, bob, dock a short or shortened tail of certain animals | ||
| caudal appendage tail especially of a mammal posterior to and above the anus | ||
| uropygium posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers grow | ||
| oxtail the skinned tail of cattle; used especially for soups | ||
| fluke parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host | ||
| scut a short erect tail | ||
| flag a conspicuously marked or shaped tail | ||
| tail - the rear part of an aircraft | ||
| tail assembly, empennage | ||
| rear, back the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" | ||
| fuselage the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo) | ||
| horizontal tail the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft | ||
| stabilizer a device for making something stable | ||
| tail - a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements | ||
| shadow, shadower | ||
| follower a person who accepts the leadership of another | ||
| spy (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors | ||
| tail - (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head | ||
| verso, reverse left-hand page | ||
| coin a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money | ||
| plural, plural form the form of a word that is used to denote more than one | ||
| tail - any projection that resembles the tail of an animal | ||
| tail end | ||
| tail - the rear part of a ship | ||
| stern, after part, quarter, poop | ||
| rear, back the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" | ||
| ship a vessel that carries passengers or freight | ||
| escutcheon a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms | ||
| tail - 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?" | ||
| buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass | ||
| body part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity | ||
| torso, trunk, body the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" | ||
| tail - the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm" | ||
| fag end, tail end | ||
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| tail - remove the stalk of fruits or berries | ||
| pinch, top irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear; "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back" | ||
| tail - go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" | ||
| chase, chase after, trail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track | ||
| pursue, follow follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" | ||
| tag along go along with, often uninvited; "my younger brother often tagged along when I went out with my friends" | ||
| chase away, drive away, drive off, dispel, drive out, turn back, run off force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" | ||
| tree stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree | ||
| quest seek alms, as for religious purposes | ||
| hound, hunt, trace pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him" | ||
| run down injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle | ||
| tail - remove or shorten the tail of an animal | ||
| dock, bob | ||
| cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- tail (Noun)
The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus. - tail (Noun)
The tail-end of an object, e. g. the rear of an aircraft's fuselage, containing the tailfin. - tail (Noun)
An object or part thereof resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails or other multi-tail whip. - tail (Noun)
The rear structure of an aircraft, the empennage. - tail (Noun)
Specifically, the visible stream of dust and gases blown from a comet by the solar wind . - tail (Noun)
The latter part of a time period or event, or collectively persons or objects represented in this part. - tail (Noun)
The part of a distribution most distant from the mode; as, a long tail . - tail (Noun)
One who surreptitiously follows another. - tail (Noun)
The last four or five batsmen in the batting order , usually specialist bowlers. - tail (Noun)
The lower loop of the letters in the Roman alphabet , as in g, q or y. - tail (Noun)
The side of a coin not bearing the head; normally the side on which the monetary value of the coin is indicated; the reverse. - tail (Noun)
All the last terms of a sequence, from some term on. - tail (Noun)
The buttocks or backside. - tail (Noun)
The male member of a person or animal. - tail (Noun)
sexual Sexual intercourse . - tail (Noun)
The stern; the back of the kayak. - tail (Noun)
Limitation of inheritance to certain heirs. - tail (Verb)
To surreptitiously follow and observe. - tail (Verb)
To hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with in or into. - tail (Verb)
To swing with the stern in a certain direction; said of a vessel at anchor. - tail (Adjective)
Limited.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary š
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Limitation; abridgment. - tail (a.)
Limited; abridged; reduced; curtailed; as, estate tail. - tail (n.)
The terminal, and usually flexible, posterior appendage of an animal. - tail (n.)
Any long, flexible terminal appendage; whatever resembles, in shape or position, the tail of an animal, as a catkin. - tail (n.)
Hence, the back, last, lower, or inferior part of anything, -- as opposed to the head, or the superior part. - tail (n.)
A train or company of attendants; a retinue. - tail (n.)
The side of a coin opposite to that which bears the head, effigy, or date; the reverse; -- rarely used except in the expression "heads or tails," employed when a coin is thrown up for the purpose of deciding some point by its fall. - tail (n.)
The distal tendon of a muscle. - tail (n.)
A downy or feathery appendage to certain achenes. It is formed of the permanent elongated style. - tail (n.)
A portion of an incision, at its beginning or end, which does not go through the whole thickness of the skin, and is more painful than a complete incision; -- called also tailing. - tail (n.)
One of the strips at the end of a bandage formed by splitting the bandage one or more times. - tail (n.)
A rope spliced to the strap of a block, by which it may be lashed to anything. - tail (n.)
The part of a note which runs perpendicularly upward or downward from the head; the stem. - tail (n.)
Same as Tailing, 4. - tail (n.)
The bottom or lower portion of a member or part, as a slate or tile. - tail (n.)
See Tailing, n., 5. - tail (v. t.)
To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded. - tail (v. t.)
To pull or draw by the tail. - tail (v. i.)
To hold by the end; -- said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; -- with in or into. - tail (v. i.)
To swing with the stern in a certain direction; -- said of a vessel at anchor; as, this vessel tails down stream.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ī©
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The appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus. -
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The fleshy part of the human body that one sits on.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary š
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tÄl, n. the posterior extremity of an animal, its caudal appendage: anything resembling a tail in appearance, position, &c.: the back, lower, or hinder part of anything: a retinue, suite: a queue or body of persons in single file: anything long and hanging, as a catkin, train of a comet, long curl of hair, &c.: in Turkey, a horse-tail, formerly carried before a pasha as an emblem of relative rank.ān. Tailā²-board, the board at the hinder end of a cart or wagon, which can be let down or removed, for convenience in unloading.āadj. Tailed, having a tail of a specified kind.āns. Tailā²-end, the hind part of any animal, the tip of the tail: the end or finish of anything, the fag-end: (pl.) inferior corn sorted out from that of better quality; Tailā²-feathā²er, one of the rectrices or rudder-feathers of a bird's tail; Tailā²-gate, the aft or lower gate of a canal lock.ān.pl. Tailā²ings, refuse, dregs.āadj. Tailā²less, having no tail.āns. Tailā²piece, a piece at the tail or end, esp. of a series, as of engravings; Tailā²pipe, the suction pipe in a pump.āv.t. to fasten something to the tail of, as a dog, to fix something to one by way of joke.āns. Tailā²race, the channel in which water runs away below a mill-wheel; Tailā²rope, in coal-mining, a rope extending from the hind part of a car or kibble in a slightly inclined passage, by means of which the empties are drawn 'inby,' while the loaded cars are drawn 'outby.'āLay, or Put, salt on the tail of (see Salt); Make neither head nor tail of anything (see Head); Turn tail, to run away, to shirk a combat; Twist the lion's tail (U.S.), to goad or insult the pacific and long-suffering British public feeling for political purposes in America; With the tail between the legs, in a cowardly way, after the manner of a beaten cur when he sneaks away. [A.S. tƦgel; Ger. zagel; Goth. tagl, hair.] -
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tÄl, n. (law) the term applied to an estate which is cut off or limited to certain heirs.āns. Tailā²Äge, Tallā²Äge. [Fr. taille, cutting. Cf. Entail.]
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine āļø
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tail
a name given by sailors to the extremities of a hurricane, wherein the violence is considerably exhausted.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book āµ
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tail
A rope spliced into the strop or round of any block, leaving a long end for making fast to rigging, spars, &c.--To tail on to a bank. To be aground abaft only.--To tail up or down a stream. When at anchor in a river, is as a ship's stern swings.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue š
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tail
A prostitute. Also, a sword.
Wikipedia 
- A tail is the section at the rear end of an animal's body. Several animals have tails like cats, dogs, scorpions, fish, and monkeys.
