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| Sounds | tey'l |
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| Rhymes | ail, Airedale, airmail, and 89 more rhymes in eyl at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | The posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body. |
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| Part of | vertebrate, craniate |
| Parts | dock |
| Narrower | rattle; bobtail, bob, dock; caudal appendage; uropygium; oxtail; fluke; scut; flag |
| Broader | process, outgrowth, appendage |
| Adjectives | caudal |
| Verbs | tail |
| Meaning | The time of the last part of something. |
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| Examples | "the tail of the storm" |
| Synonyms | fag end, tail end |
| Broader | end, ending |
| Meaning | Any projection that resembles the tail of an animal. |
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| Synonyms | tail end |
| Broader | projection |
| Meaning | The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on. |
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| Synonyms | buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass |
| Part of | torso, trunk, body |
| Broader | body part |
| Meaning | A spy employed to follow someone and report their movements. |
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| Synonyms | shadow, shadower |
| Broader | follower; spy |
| Verbs | tail |
| Meaning | (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head. |
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| Part of | coin |
| Broader | reverse, verso |
| Contrary | head |
| Usage | plural, plural form |
| Meaning | The rear part of an aircraft. |
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| Synonyms | tail assembly, empennage |
| Part of | fuselage |
| Parts | horizontal tail; stabilizer; vertical tail |
| Broader | rear, back |
| Meaning | The rear part of a ship. |
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| Synonyms | stern, after part, quarter, poop |
| Part of | ship |
| Parts | escutcheon; skeg |
| Broader | rear, back |
| Meaning | Go after with the intent to catch. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
| Model | Sam cannot tail Sue |
| Synonyms | chase, chase after, trail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track |
| Narrower | quest; hound, hunt, trace; run down |
| Broader | pursue, follow |
| Nouns | tailing; tail |
| Meaning | Remove or shorten the tail of an animal. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | dock, bob |
| Broader | cut |
| Nouns | tail |
| Meaning | Remove the stalk of fruits or berries. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Broader | top, pinch |