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1. The posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
    
2. The time of the last part of something
   "the tail of the storm"
   - fag end, tail end
    
3. Any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
   - tail end
    
4. The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
   - buttocks, nates, butt, backside, bum, buns [N. Amer], can [N. Amer], fundament, hindquarters, hind end, posterior, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail end, tooshie, tush [N. Amer], bottom, behind, derriere, heinie [US], derrière
    
5. A spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
   - shadow, shadower
    
6. (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
    
7. The rear part of an aircraft
   - tail assembly, empennage
    
8. The rear part of a ship
   - stern, after part, quarter, poop

1. Go after with the intent to catch
   - chase, chase after, trail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track
    
2. Remove or shorten the tail of an animal
   - dock, bob
    
3. Remove the stalk of fruits or berries

Sounds like: tale, tael, taille

Derived forms: tailing, tailed, tails

See also: caudal, tailing

Type of: appendage, back, body part, cut, end, ending, follow, follower, outgrowth, pinch, process, projection, pursue, rear, reverse, spy, top, verso

Antonym: head

Part of: body, coin, craniate, fuselage, ship, torso, trunk, vertebrate

Encyclopedia: Tail