Definition of "tail"
- noun
The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus.
The tail-end of an object, e.g. the rear of an aircraft's fuselage, containing the tailfin.
An object or part thereof resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails or other multi-tail whip.
The rear structure of an aircraft, the empennage.
Specifically, the visible stream of dust and gases blown from a comet by the solar wind.
The latter part of a time period or event, or (collectively) persons or objects represented in this part.
The part of a distribution most distant from the mode; as, a long tail.
One who surreptitiously follows another.
The lower loop of the letters in the Roman alphabet, as in g, q or y.
The side of a coin not bearing the head; normally the side on which the monetary value of the coin is indicated; the reverse.
All the last terms of a sequence, from some term on.
The buttocks or backside.
- verb
To surreptitiously follow and observe.
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