tail

Pronunciation: US [teɪl] UK [teɪl]

n.Tail, tail; end; a tuxedo
v.Track trailing; tails
adj.In tail
WebTail; tails; the tail end

Synonyms

Antonyms

bird-dog chase course dog hound pursue run shadow tag follow trace track trail

Definitions in English

n.

1.

a part at the back of an animal’ s body that can move

2.

the back part of something that is long or that consists of many parts; the back part of an airplane

3.

someone who is sent to secretly follow someone else, especially a criminal

4.

the side of a coin that does not have a picture of a person on it

5.

the bottom part of your shirt that you put inside your pants

6.

a man’ s formal jacket that is short at the front and has two long pointed parts that hang down at the back

v.

1.

to follow someone secretly to see what they are going to do

Other Forms

3sg.tails

Idioms

on someone's tail
turn tail
with one's tail between one's legs

Example Sentences

Tails of birds of paradise and peacocks.
Source: R. Dawkins
The long rat-like tail was quite..robust.
Source: A. Hardy
What is this but to tail one folly to another?
Source: J. Scott

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Rearrange English Word: tail
alit lati tali
Based on tail, new words formed by adding one letter at the beginning or end
c - ailt
d - tical
e - tidal
h - telia
i - laith
k - lathi
p - litai
r - tilak
s - plait
t - trial
v - alist
y - litas
All shorter English words within tail :
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With the same order, English words that are formed by any part of : t ta tail a ai ail il
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English words starting with tail :
tailback tailbone tailcoat tailfans tailfins tailgate tailings taillamp tailless tailleur taillike tailored tailpipe tailrace tailskid tailspin tailwind tailers tailfan tailfin tailing tailles tailors tailed tailer taille tailor tails tail
English words that contain tail :
aventail bangtail bobtails brantail bucktail bobtail cattails coattail cocktail curtails cattail curtail detailed detailer dovetail ducktail details detail entailed entailer entails entail fantails fishtail foxtails fantail foxtail hightail horntail mocktail oxtails oxtail pigtails pintails ponytail pigtail pintail rattails redtails retailed retailer retailor ringtail rattail redtail retails retail tailback tailbone tailcoat tailfans tailfins tailgate tailings taillamp tailless tailleur taillike tailored tailpipe tailrace tailskid tailspin tailwind tailers tailfan tailfin tailing tailles tailors tailed tailer taille tailor tails tail ventails ventail wagtails whiptail wagtail
English words ending with tail :
aventail bangtail brantail bucktail bobtail coattail cocktail cattail curtail dovetail ducktail detail entail fishtail fantail foxtail hightail horntail mocktail oxtail ponytail pigtail pintail ringtail rattail redtail retail tail ventail whiptail wagtail