| tail | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. tail | the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body. |
| ~ craniate, vertebrate | animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium. |
| ~ rattle | loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail. |
| ~ brush | a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox). |
| ~ bobtail, bob, dock | a short or shortened tail of certain animals. |
| ~ caudal appendage | tail especially of a mammal posterior to and above the anus. |
| ~ uropygium | posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers grow. |
| ~ oxtail | the skinned tail of cattle; used especially for soups. |
| ~ fluke | either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean. |
| ~ scut | a short erect tail. |
| ~ flag | a conspicuously marked or shaped tail. |
| ~ dock | the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair. |
| ~ appendage, outgrowth, process | a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant.; "a bony process" |
| n. (time) | 2. fag end, tail, tail end | the time of the last part of something.; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm" |
| ~ end, ending | the point in time at which something ends.; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" |
| n. (shape) | 3. tail, tail end | any projection that resembles the tail of an animal. |
| ~ projection | any solid convex shape that juts out from something. |
| n. (body) | 4. arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush | the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" |
| ~ body part | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity. |
| ~ torso, trunk, body | the body excluding the head and neck and limbs.; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" |
| n. (person) | 5. shadow, shadower, tail | a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements. |
| ~ follower | someone who travels behind or pursues another. |
| ~ spy | a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people.; "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night" |
| n. (artifact) | 6. tail | (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head. |
| ~ verso, reverse | the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design. |
| ~ plural, plural form | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one. |
| ~ coin | a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. empennage, tail, tail assembly | the rear part of an aircraft. |
| ~ fuselage | the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo). |
| ~ horizontal tail | the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft. |
| ~ back, rear | the side that goes last or is not normally seen.; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" |
| ~ stabilizer | airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft. |
| ~ vertical tail | the vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. after part, poop, quarter, stern, tail | the rear part of a ship. |
| ~ escutcheon | (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed. |
| ~ back, rear | the side that goes last or is not normally seen.; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" |
| ~ ship | a vessel that carries passengers or freight. |
| ~ skeg | a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost. |
| v. (motion) | 9. chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, tail, track, trail | go after with the intent to catch.; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" |
| ~ tree | chase an animal up a tree.; "the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it"; "her dog likes to tree squirrels" |
| ~ pursue, follow | follow in or as if in pursuit.; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" |
| ~ quest | search the trail of (game).; "The dog went off and quested" |
| ~ hound, hunt, trace | pursue or chase relentlessly.; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him" |
| ~ run down | pursue until captured.; "They ran down the fugitive" |
| v. (contact) | 10. bob, dock, tail | remove or shorten the tail of an animal. |
| ~ cut | separate with or as if with an instrument.; "Cut the rope" |
| v. (contact) | 11. tail | remove the stalk of fruits or berries. |
| ~ pinch, top | cut the top off.; "top trees and bushes" |
| abash | | |
| v. (emotion) | 1. abash, embarrass | cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious. |
| ~ discomfit, discompose, untune, disconcert, upset | cause to lose one's composure. |
| ~ disconcert, flurry, confuse, put off | cause to feel embarrassment.; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" |
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