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tail

Letters that make tail

a, l, t, i are letters that make 'tail'

Words within tail

ail, il, Tai, AI, ai, IL, Ta are words within 'tail'

Anagrams of tail

alit, tali, lati are anagrams of 'tail'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of tail

tails is a word created by adding a letter to 'tail'

tail is a 4 letter word ending with l
tail is a 4 letter word starting with t

11 possible definitions for 'tail'

Tail as "go after with the intent to catch"

Under this definition, tail is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

go after, chase after, give chase, dog, trail, tag, track, chase have the same meaning as 'tail'

tail as a type

'tail' can be a type of follow, pursue.

Types of tail

trace, hound, quest, run down, hunt, tree are types of 'tail'.

Derivatives of tail

tail, chaser, pursuer, tracker, lead, track, trail, shadow, following, tag, pursuit, chase, pursual, trailing, tracking, shadowing, tailing, shadower are derivatives of 'tail'.

Tail as "remove the stalk of fruits or berries"

Under this definition, tail is a verb and has the following properties:

tail as a type

'tail' can be a type of top, pinch.

Tail as "a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements"

Under this definition, tail is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

shadow, shadower have the same meaning as 'tail'

tail as a type

'tail' can be a type of follower, spy.

Derivatives of tail

tail, go after, chase after, give chase, dog, trail, shadow, tag, track, chase are derivatives of 'tail'.

Tail as "the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on"

Under this definition, tail is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

buttocks, hindquarters, rump, stern, bum, butt, can, fundament, rear, seat, arse, ass, fanny, posterior, bottom, behind, nates, backside, buns, hind end, keister, prat, rear end, tail end, tooshie, tush, derriere have the same meaning as 'tail'

tail as a type

'tail' can be a type of body part.

tail as a part

'tail' can be a part of body, trunk, torso.

Derivatives of tail

posterior is a derivative of tail.

Tail as "the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body"

Under this definition, tail is a noun and has the following properties:

tail as a type

'tail' can be a type of appendage, process, outgrowth.

Types of tail

dock, caudal appendage, oxtail, scut, flag, brush, fluke, bobtail, bob, uropygium, rattle are types of 'tail'.

tail as a part

'tail' can be a part of vertebrate, craniate.

Parts of tail

dock is a part of tail.

Derivatives of tail

dock, tail, bob are derivatives of 'tail'.

Tail as "the rear part of a ship"

Under this definition, tail is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

after part, stern, poop, quarter have the same meaning as 'tail'

tail as a type

'tail' can be a type of rear, back.

tail as a part

'tail' can be a part of ship.

Parts of tail

escutcheon, skeg are parts of 'tail'.

Tail as "the rear part of an aircraft"

Under this definition, tail is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

tail assembly, empennage have the same meaning as 'tail'

tail as a type

'tail' can be a type of rear, back.

tail as a part

'tail' can be a part of fuselage.

Parts of tail

horizontal tail, stabilizer, vertical tail are parts of 'tail'.

Tail as "any projection that resembles the tail of an animal"

Under this definition, tail is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

tail end has the same meaning as tail

tail as a type

'tail' can be a type of projection.

Tail as "the time of the last part of something"

Under this definition, tail is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

fag end, tail end have the same meaning as 'tail'

tail as a type

'tail' can be a type of ending, end.

Example of tail used within this context

"the fag end of this crisis-ridden century", "the tail of the storm"

Tail as "remove or shorten the tail of an animal"

Under this definition, tail is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dock, bob have the same meaning as 'tail'

tail as a type

'tail' can be a type of cut.

Derivatives of tail

tail, dock, bobtail, bob are derivatives of 'tail'.

Tail as "(usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head"

Under this definition, tail is a noun and has the following properties:

Antonyms

head has the opposite meaning of tail

tail as a type

'tail' can be a type of verso, reverse.

tail as a part

'tail' can be a part of coin.

tail Usage

'tail' can be a useage of plural, plural form.