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tail
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- pronunciation:
- teIl
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the rear part of an animal's body that sticks out from the backbone.
The dog wags his tail when he is happy.
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| definition 2: |
something that looks like an animal's tail in position or form.
He attached a tail to the kite.The comet had a long tail. |
| definition 3: |
the rear, bottom, or end part of anything.
You should tuck in the tail of your shirt. |
| definition 4: |
(plural) the reverse side of a coin, opposite the head.
I'll flip a coin, and you call heads or tails.- antonyms:
- head
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| related words: |
member |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
being in the rear.
We built a porch on the tail end of our house.I sat in the tail seat on the plane. |
| related words: |
back, rear |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
tails, tailing, tailed |
| definition 1: |
to follow at the end of.
A large float tailed the parade. |
| definition 2: |
(informal) to follow secretly in order to observe.
The policeman tailed the suspect. |
| related words: |
chase, follow, pursue, stalk, trace, track, trail |
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| derivations: |
tailless (adj.), taillike (adj.) |
Are you looking for the word tale (a story)? Tail and tale sound alike but have different meanings.
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