English dictionary
tail
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
noun
- the rear part of a ship
noun
- the rear part of an aircraft
noun
- (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
noun
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
noun
- a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
noun
- any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
noun
- the time of the last part of something
verb
- remove the stalk of fruits or berries
verb
- remove or shorten the tail of an animal
verb
- go after with the intent to catch
Example sentences
he deserves a good kick in the butt
are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
the fag end of this crisis-ridden century
the tail of the storm
The policeman chased the mugger down the alley
the fox chased the rabbit