| NOUN | animal | tail | the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body |
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| time | tail, fag end, tail end | the time of the last part of something | |
| shape | tail, tail end | any projection that resembles the tail of an animal | |
| body | tail, 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 | the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | |
| person | tail, shadow, shadower | a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements | |
| artifact | tail | (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head / head | |
| artifact | tail, tail assembly, empennage | the rear part of an aircraft | |
| artifact | tail, stern, after part, quarter, poop | the rear part of a ship | |
| VERB | motion | tail, chase, chase after, trail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track | go after with the intent to catch |
| contact | tail, dock, bob | remove or shorten the tail of an animal | |
| contact | tail | remove the stalk of fruits or berries |
| Sounds | tey'l | |
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| Rhymes | ail ... Yale: 95 rhymes with eyl... | |
| Meaning | The posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body. | |
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| Part of | vertebrate, craniate | animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium |
| Parts | dock | The solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair |
| Narrower | bobtail, bob, dock | A short or shortened tail of certain animals |
| brush | A bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox) | |
| caudal appendage | tail especially of a mammal posterior to and above the anus | |
| flag | A conspicuously marked or shaped tail | |
| fluke | Either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean | |
| oxtail | The skinned tail of cattle | |
| rattle | Loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail | |
| scut | A short erect tail | |
| uropygium | Posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers grow | |
| Broader | process, outgrowth, appendage | A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant |
| Spanish | cola | |
| Catalan | cua | |
| Adjectives | caudal | constituting / constituting or relating to a tail |
| Verbs | tail | remove or shorten the tail of an animal |
| Meaning | The time of the last part of something. | |
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| Example | "the tail of the storm" | |
| Synonyms | fag end, tail end | |
| Broader | end, ending | The point in time at which something ends |
| Spanish | cola, final, restos | |
| Catalan | cua, restes | |
| Meaning | Any projection that resembles the tail of an animal. | |
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| Synonym | tail end | |
| Broader | projection | Any solid convex shape that juts out from something |
| Spanish | cola | |
| Catalan | cua | |
| Meaning | The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on. | |
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| Synonyms | 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 | |
| Part of | torso, trunk, body | The body excluding the head and neck and limbs |
| Broader | body part | Any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity |
| Spanish | ancas, ano, as de oros, asentaderas, asiento, cachas, cachetes, cola, culo, fin, fondo, glúteos, grupa, keister, nalga, nalgas, ocóte, pandero, pompis, posaderas, posas, posterior, poto, rulé, suelo, trasero, tras, traste, tuje | |
| Catalan | cul, darrere, keister, natges, natja, pandero, paner, posterior, tafanari | |
| Meaning | A spy employed to follow someone and report their movements. | |
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| Synonyms | shadow, shadower | |
| Broader | follower | someone who travels behind or pursues another |
| spy | A secret watcher | |
| Verbs | tail | go after with the intent to catch |
| Meaning | (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head / head. | |
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| Part of | coin | A flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money |
| Broader | reverse, verso | The side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design |
| Opposite | head | (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head |
| Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
| Meaning | The rear part of an aircraft. | |
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| Synonyms | tail assembly, empennage | |
| Part of | fuselage | The central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo) |
| Parts | horizontal tail | The horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft |
| stabilizer | airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft | |
| vertical tail | The vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft | |
| Broader | rear, back | The side that goes last or is not normally seen |
| Spanish | cola, lado trasero, parte trasera | |
| Catalan | cua | |
| Meaning | The rear part of a ship. | |
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| Synonyms | stern, after part, quarter, poop | |
| Part of | ship | A vessel that carries passengers or freight |
| Parts | escutcheon | (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed |
| skeg | A brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost | |
| Broader | rear, back | The side that goes last or is not normally seen |
| Spanish | popa | |
| Catalan | popa | |
| Meaning | go after with the intent to catch. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam cannot tail Sue | |
| Synonyms | chase, chase after, trail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track | |
| Narrower | hound, hunt, trace | pursue or chase relentlessly |
| quest | search the trail of (game) | |
| run down | pursue until captured | |
| tree | chase an animal up a tree | |
| Broader | pursue, follow | Follow in or as if in pursuit |
| Spanish | perseguir, rastrear, seguir | |
| Catalan | empaitar, perseguir, rastrejar, seguir la pista, seguir | |
| Nouns | tail | a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements |
| tailing | the act of following someone secretly | |
| Meaning | Remove or shorten the tail of an animal. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | dock, bob | |
| Broader | cut | separate with or as if with an instrument |
| Spanish | descolar | |
| Nouns | tail | the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body |
| Meaning | Remove the stalk of fruits or berries. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | top, pinch | cut the top off |
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