Dictionary entry details
• TAIL (noun)
Meaning:
The posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("tail" is a kind of...):
appendage; outgrowth; process (a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant)
Meronyms (parts of "tail"):
dock (the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tail"):
flag (a conspicuously marked or shaped tail)
rattle (loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail)
bob; bobtail; 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)
Holonyms ("tail" is a part of...):
craniate; vertebrate (animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium)
Meaning:
The time of the last part of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
tail end; fag end; tail
Context examples:
the fag end of this crisis-ridden century / the tail of the storm
Hypernyms ("tail" is a kind of...):
end; ending (the point in time at which something ends)
Meaning:
Any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Synonyms:
tail end; tail
Hypernyms ("tail" is a kind of...):
projection (any solid convex shape that juts out from something)
Meaning:
The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
nates; keister; hindquarters; hind end; tooshie; fanny; derriere; prat; buttocks; buns; rear end; posterior; behind; tush; ass; arse; fundament; seat; backside; rump; bottom; stern; tail end; can; rear; tail; bum; butt
Context examples:
he deserves a good kick in the butt / are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
Hypernyms ("tail" is a kind of...):
body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
Holonyms ("tail" is a part of...):
body; torso; trunk (the body excluding the head and neck and limbs)
Meaning:
A spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
shadower; tail; shadow
Hypernyms ("tail" is a kind of...):
follower (someone who travels behind or pursues another)
spy (a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people)
Meaning:
(usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tail" is a kind of...):
reverse; verso (the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Holonyms ("tail" is a part of...):
coin (a metal piece (usually a disc) used as money)
Antonym:
head ((usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head)
Meaning:
The rear part of an aircraft
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
empennage; tail assembly; tail
Hypernyms ("tail" is a kind of...):
back; rear (the side that goes last or is not normally seen)
Meronyms (parts of "tail"):
horizontal tail (the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft)
stabilizer (airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft)
vertical tail (the vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft)
Holonyms ("tail" is a part of...):
fuselage (the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo))
Meaning:
The rear part of a ship
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
after part; stern; poop; tail; quarter
Hypernyms ("tail" is a kind of...):
back; rear (the side that goes last or is not normally seen)
Meronyms (parts of "tail"):
escutcheon ((nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed)
skeg (a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost)
Holonyms ("tail" is a part of...):
ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)
• TAIL (verb)
Meaning:
Go after with the intent to catch
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
chase; tail; dog; give chase; go after; chase after; trail; track; tag
Context examples:
The policeman chased the mugger down the alley / the dog chased the rabbit
Hypernyms (to "tail" is one way to...):
follow; pursue (follow in or as if in pursuit)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tail"):
tree (chase an animal up a tree)
quest (search the trail of (game))
hound; hunt; trace (pursue or chase relentlessly)
run down (pursue until captured)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence example:
Sam cannot tail Sue
Meaning:
Remove or shorten the tail of an animal
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
tail; bob; dock
Hypernyms (to "tail" is one way to...):
cut (separate with or as if with an instrument)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Remove the stalk of fruits or berries
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "tail" is one way to...):
pinch; top (cut the top off)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
