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Noun tail has 8 senses
- tail - the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
--1 is a kind of process, outgrowth, appendage
--1 is a part of vertebrate, craniate
--1 has part: dock
--1 has particulars:
- fag end, tail, tail end - the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm"
--2 is a kind of end, ending
- tail, tail end - any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
--3 is a kind of projection
- buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass - 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?"
--4 is a kind of body part
--4 is a part of torso, trunk, body
- tail, shadow, shadower - a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
--5 is a kind of follower; spy
- tail - (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
--6 is a kind of reverse, verso
--6 is a part of coin
Antonyms: head
- tail, tail assembly, empennage - the rear part of an aircraft
--7 is a kind of rear, back
--7 is a part of fuselage
--7 has parts: horizontal tail; stabilizer; vertical tail
- stern, after part, quarter, poop, tail - the rear part of a ship
--8 is a kind of rear, back
--8 is a part of ship
--8 has parts: escutcheon; skeg
Verb tail has 3 senses
- chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track - go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
--1 is one way to pursue, follow
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot tail Sue
- dock, tail, bob - remove or shorten the tail of an animal
--2 is one way to cut
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- tail - remove the stalk of fruits or berries
--3 is one way to top, pinch
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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