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tail

/ˈteɪ̯l/noun, verb1 syllable

Tail means: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.

Synonyms for tail45

noun, as in the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat
and 13 more, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass

noun, as in the rear part of a ship

stern, after part, quarter, poop

noun, as in the time of the last part of something

fag end, tail end

noun, as in a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

shadow, shadower

noun, as in the rear part of an aircraft

tail assembly, empennage

noun, as in any projection that resembles the tail of an animal

tail end

verb, as in go after with the intent to catch

chase, chase after, trail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track

verb, as in remove or shorten the tail of an animal

dock, bob

Opposites of tail

head

What does tail mean?11

noun

1

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on“he deserves a good kick in the butt”

2

the rear part of a ship

3

the time of the last part of something“the fag end of this crisis-ridden century”

4

a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

5

the rear part of an aircraft

6

any projection that resembles the tail of an animal

7

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

8

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

verb

1

go after with the intent to catch“The policeman chased the mugger down the alley”

2

remove or shorten the tail of an animal

3

remove the stalk of fruits or berries

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with tail?41

two syllables

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All 41 rhymes for tail, grouped by syllable

Tail in a sentence

  • In the cemetery, there is a statue of a snake biting its own tail.CM
  • Put your pants up, that we can see your tail!BoriQa
  • If the elephant is gone, who sulks for the tail?sabretou
  • A big dog, sitting on its tail, was watching the fire.Scott
  • A rat is a small animal with long, pointed teeth and a long tail.mervert1
  • The dog eats the fish, the bone, the tail, and all.onie23
  • The dog, wagging its tail, followed its master.unknown
  • Horses have a mane and a thick, long tail.carlosalberto

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of tail

as a noun

plural
tails

as a verb

past tense
tailed
present participle
tailing
third-person singular
tails
past participle
tailed