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tail tail definition

tail


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  tail 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  tail 
 
  Sense  1 
  chase,  chase  after  trail,  tail,  tag,  dog,  go  after  track 
  =>  quest 
  =>  hound,  hunt,  trace 
  =>  run  down 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  tail 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  tail 
 
  Sense  1 
  chase,  chase  after  trail,  tail,  tag,  dog,  go  after  track 
  =>  quest 
  =>  hound,  hunt,  trace 
  =>  ferret 
  =>  run  down 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  tail 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  tail 
 
  3  senses  of  tail 
 
  Sense  1 
  chase,  chase  after  trail,  tail,  tag,  dog,  go  after  track 
  =>  pursue,  follow 
 
  Sense  2 
  dock,  tail,  bob 
  =>  cut 
 
  Sense  3 
  tail 
  =>  top  pinch 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  tail 
 
  tail  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  tail 
 
  Sense  1 
  chase,  chase  after  trail,  tail,  tag,  dog,  go  after  track 
  =>  pursue,  follow 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  dock,  tail,  bob 
  =>  cut 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  tail 
  =>  top  pinch 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  tail 
  atlantic  tripletail 
  atomic  cocktail 
  aventail 
  band-tail  pigeon 
  bandtail 
  bangtail 
  blacktail 
  bobtail 
  bristletail 
  broadtail 
  brown-tail  moth 
  browntail 
  brush-tail  porcupine 
  cat's-tail 
  cattail 
  checkered  whiptail 
  chihuahuan  spotted  whiptail 
  coattail 
  cocktail 
  common  horsetail 
  cottontail 
  crab  cocktail 
  detail 
  dovetail 
  eastern  cottontail 
  entail 
  fantail 
  fee  tail 
  field  horsetail 
  flickertail 
  foxtail 
  freetail 
  fruit  cocktail 
  giant  foxtail 
  gold-tail  moth 
  green  foxtail 
  hairtail 
  horizontal  tail 
  horsetail 
  jumping  bristletail 
  kite  tail 
  lizard's-tail 
  lizard's-tail  family 
  lobster  tail 
  mare's  tail 
  marsh  horsetail 
  meadow  foxtail 
  molotov  cocktail 
  narrow-leaf  cattail 
  oxtail 
  pacific  tripletail 
  pentail 
  pigtail 
  pintail 
  plateau  striped  whiptail 
  ponytail 
  ragtag  and  bobtail 
  rat's-tail  cactus 
  rat-tail  file 
  rattail 
  redtail 
  retail 
  ringtail 
  rough  horsetail 
  rum  cocktail 
  scissortail 
  shirttail 
  shrimp  cocktail 
  sprigtail 
  springtail 
  squaretail 
  swallowtail 
  swamp  horsetail 
  swordtail 
  tail 
  tail  assembly 
  tail  bone 
  tail  coat 
  tail  end 
  tail  feather 
  tail  fin 
  tail  gate 
  tail  lamp 
  tail  rotor 
  tailback 
  tailboard 
  tailcoat 
  tailed  frog 
  tailed  toad 
  tailfin 
  tailflower 
  tailgate 
  tailgater 
  tailing 
  tailless  tenrec 
  taillight 
  tailor 
  tailor's  chalk 
  tailor's  tack 
  tailorbird 
  tailoring 
  tailpiece 
  tailpipe 
  tailplane 
  tailrace 
  tails 
  tailspin 
  tailstock 
  tailwind 
  tailwort 
  telsontail 
  tripletail 
  variegated  horsetail 
  ventail 
  vertical  tail 
  wagtail 
  water  horsetail 
  western  whiptail 
  whiptail 
  white  tail 
  whitetail 
  wood  horsetail 
  yellow  foxtail 
  yellowtail 
 
  Overview  of  noun  tail 
 
  The  noun  tail  has  8  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  tail  --  (the  posterior  part  of  the  body  of  a  vertebrate  especially  when  elongated  and  extending  beyond  the  trunk  or  main  part  of  the  body) 
  2.  (2)  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") 
  3.  (1)  tail,  tail  end  --  (any  projection  that  resembles  the  tail  of  an  animal) 
  4.  (1)  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) 
  5.  tail,  shadow,  shadower  --  (a  spy  employed  to  follow  someone  and  report  their  movements) 
  6.  tail  --  ((usually  plural)  the  reverse  side  of  a  coin  that  does  not  bear  the  representation  of  a  person's  head) 
  7.  tail,  tail  assembly,  empennage  --  (the  rear  part  of  an  aircraft) 
  8.  stern,  after  part  quarter,  poop,  tail  --  (the  rear  part  of  a  ship) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  tail 
 
  The  verb  tail  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  chase,  chase  after  trail,  tail,  tag,  dog,  go  after  track  --  (go  after  with  the  intent  to  catch) 
  2.  dock,  tail,  bob  --  (remove  or  shorten  the  tail  of  an  animal) 
  3.  tail  --  (remove  the  stalk  of  fruits  or  berries) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  tail 
 
  The  adj  tail  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  tail  --  ((aeronautical)  pertaining  to  the  tail  section  of  a  plane) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  tail 
 
  1  sense  of  tail 
 
  Sense  1 
  tail(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  aft)  ->  fore 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  tail 
 
  1  sense  of  tail 
 
  Sense  1 
  tail(postnominal) 
  =>  aft(postnominal)  (vs.  fore) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  tail 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  tail 
 
  tail  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  tail 
  bobtail 
  retail 
  tail 
  tailed 
  tailing 
  tailless 
  taillike 
  tailor-made 
  tailored 
 
  Overview  of  noun  tail 
 
  The  noun  tail  has  8  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  tail  --  (the  posterior  part  of  the  body  of  a  vertebrate  especially  when  elongated  and  extending  beyond  the  trunk  or  main  part  of  the  body) 
  2.  (2)  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") 
  3.  (1)  tail,  tail  end  --  (any  projection  that  resembles  the  tail  of  an  animal) 
  4.  (1)  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) 
  5.  tail,  shadow,  shadower  --  (a  spy  employed  to  follow  someone  and  report  their  movements) 
  6.  tail  --  ((usually  plural)  the  reverse  side  of  a  coin  that  does  not  bear  the  representation  of  a  person's  head) 
  7.  tail,  tail  assembly,  empennage  --  (the  rear  part  of  an  aircraft) 
  8.  stern,  after  part  quarter,  poop,  tail  --  (the  rear  part  of  a  ship) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  tail 
 
  The  verb  tail  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  chase,  chase  after  trail,  tail,  tag,  dog,  go  after  track  --  (go  after  with  the  intent  to  catch) 
  2.  dock,  tail,  bob  --  (remove  or  shorten  the  tail  of  an  animal) 
  3.  tail  --  (remove  the  stalk  of  fruits  or  berries) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  tail 
 
  The  adj  tail  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  tail  --  ((aeronautical)  pertaining  to  the  tail  section  of  a  plane) 



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