Tail Meaning

There are 11 meaning(s) for word Tail

Meaning 1 : a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

    Synonyms : shadow,  shadower
Meaning 2 : the rear part of a ship

    Synonyms : after part,  poop,  quarter,  stern
Meaning 3 : go after with the intent to catch

    Synonyms : chase,  chase after,  dog,  give chase,  go after,  tag,  track,  trail
Meaning 4 : any projection that resembles the tail of an animal

    Synonyms : tail end
Meaning 5 : the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

    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
Meaning 6 : the rear part of an aircraft

    Synonyms : empennage,  tail assembly
Meaning 7 : remove or shorten the tail of an animal

    Synonyms : bob,  dock
Meaning 8 : the time of the last part of something

    Example : the tail of the storm

    Synonyms : fag end,  tail end
Meaning 9 : remove the stalk of fruits or berries

Meaning 10 : the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

Meaning 11 : (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head

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How to Pronounce Tail

  • teɪl