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Definitions for Tail

[1] the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
[2] something resembling or suggesting this in shape or position: the tail of a kite.
[3] Astronomy . the luminous stream extending from the head of a comet.
[4] the reverse of a coin (opposed to head).
[5] Aeronautics . the after portion of an airplane or the like.
[6] tails, tail coat. the tapering skirts or ends at the back of a coat, especially a tail coat. men's full-dress attire. Distilling . alcohol obtained in the final distillation. Compare head(def 22) .
[7] Slang . the buttocks or rump.
[8] Informal . a person who trails or keeps a close surveillance of another, as a detective or spy: The police decided to put a tail on the suspect.
[9] Informal . the trail of a fleeing person or animal: They put a detective on his tail.
[10] Slang : Vulgar . sexual intercourse. Usually Disparaging and Offensive . a woman considered as a sex object.
[11] the hinder, bottom, or end part of anything; the rear.
[12] a final or concluding part of a sentence, conversation, social gathering, etc.; conclusion; end: The tail of the speech was boring. Toward the tail of the concert I'd begun to get tired.
[13] the inferior or unwanted part of anything.
[14] a long braid or tress of hair.
[15] an arrangement of objects or persons extending as or as if a tail.
[16] a line of persons awaiting their turns at something; queue.
[17] a retinue; train.
[18] the lower part of a pool or stream.
[19] the exposed portion of a piece of roofing, as a slate.
[20] Printing , Bookbinding . the bottom of a page or book.
[21] Printing . the lower portion of a type, as of g, y, or Q.
[22] coming from behind: a tail breeze.
[23] being in the back or rear: the tail section of a plane.
[24] Informal . to follow in order to hinder escape of or to observe: to tail a suspect.
[25] to form or furnish with a tail.
[26] to form or constitute the tail or end of (a procession, retinue, etc.).
[27] to terminate; come after or behind; follow like a tail.
[28] to join or attach (one thing) at the tail or end of another.
[29] Building Trades . to fasten (a beam, stone, etc.) by one end (usually followed by in or into ).
[30] to dock the tail of (a horse, dog, etc.).
[31] to follow close behind: She always tails after her sister.
[32] to disappear gradually or merge into: The path tails off into the woods.
[33] to form, or move or pass in, a line or column suggestive of a tail: The hikers tailed up the narrow path.
[34] (of a boat) to have or take a position with the stern in a particular direction.
[35] Building Trades . (of a beam, stone, etc.) to be fastened by one end (usually followed by in or into ).
[36] turn tail , to turn one's back on, as in aversion or fright. to run away from difficulty, opposition, etc.; flee: The sight of superior forces made the attackers turn tail.
[37] with one's tail between one's legs , utterly humiliated; defeated; cowed: They were forced to retreat with their tails between their legs.
[38] the limitation of an estate to a person and the person’s heirs or some particular class of such heirs.
[39] limited to a specified line of heirs; entailed.
[40] the region of the vertebrate body that is posterior to or above the anus and contains an elongation of the vertebral column, esp forming a flexible movable appendage Related adjective: caudal
[41] anything resembling such an appendage in form or position; the bottom, lowest, or rear part the tail of a shirt
[42] the last part or parts the tail of the storm
[43] the rear part of an aircraft including the fin, tailplane, and control surfaces; empennage
[44] astronomy the luminous stream of gas and dust particles, up to 200 million kilometres long, driven from the head of a comet, when close to the sun, under the effect of the solar wind and light pressure
[45] the rear portion of a bomb, rocket, missile, etc, usually fitted with guiding or stabilizing vanes
[46] a line of people or things
[47] a long braid or tress of hair a ponytail ; a pigtail
[48] Also called: tailfly angling the lowest fly on a wet-fly cast
[49] a final short line in a stanza
[50] informal a person employed to follow and spy upon another or others
[51] an informal word for buttocks See buttock
[52] taboo , slang the female genitals a woman considered sexually (esp in the phrases piece of tail, bit of tail )
[53] printing the margin at the foot of a page the bottom edge of a book
[54] the lower end of a pool or part of a stream
[55] informal the course or track of a fleeing person or animal the police are on my tail
[56] (modifier) coming from or situated in the rear a tail wind
[57] turn tail to run away; escape
[58] with one's tail between one's legs in a state of utter defeat or confusion
[59] to form or cause to form the tail
[60] to remove the tail of (an animal); dock
[61] (tr) to remove the stalk of to top and tail the gooseberries
[62] (tr) to connect (objects, ideas, etc) together by or as if by the tail
[63] (tr) informal to follow stealthily
[64] (tr) Australian to tend (cattle) on foot
[65] (intr) (of a vessel) to assume a specified position, as when at a mooring
[66] to build the end of (a brick, joist, etc) into a wall or (of a brick, etc) to have one end built into a wall
[67] the limitation of an estate or interest to a person and the heirs of his body See also entail
[68] (immediately postpositive) (of an estate or interest) limited in this way

Words related to Tail

rear, butt, rudder, hound, stalk, buttocks, end, reverse, extremity, train, behind, stub, appendage, posterior, tag, tush, rump, conclusion, tailpiece, empennage

Words nearby Tail

taiga, taiglach, taihoa, taihu, taikonaut, tail, tail between one's legs, with one's, tail bud, tail coat, tail cone, tail covert

Origin of Tail

21200–50; (noun) Middle English taille < Old French, derivative of taillier to cut < Late Latin tāliāre (see tailor1); (adj.) late Middle English taille < Anglo-French tailé cut, shaped, limited, past participle of tailler

Words that may be confused with Tail

tail, tale

Other words from Tail

tail·er , noun
tail·less , adjective
tail·less·ly , adverb
tail·less·ness , noun
tail·like , adjective
tail·less , adjective

Word origin for Tail

C15: from Old French taille a division; see tailor , tally

Synonyms for Tail

butt, rear, rear end, rudder, appendage, behind, buttocks, conclusion, empennage, end, extremity, posterior, reverse, rump, stub, tag, tailpiece, train, tush, caudal appendage, fag end, hind end, hind part, hindmost part, last part, tag end, wagger