English noun: tail | |||
1. | tail (animal) the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body | ||
Broader (hypernym) | appendage, outgrowth, process | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bob, bobtail, brush, caudal appendage, dock, flag, fluke, oxtail, rattle, scut, uropygium | ||
Part holonym | dock | ||
Part meronym | craniate, vertebrate | ||
2. | tail (time) the time of the last part of something | ||
Samples | The fag end of this crisis-ridden century. The tail of the storm. | ||
Synonyms | fag end, tail end | ||
Broader (hypernym) | end, ending | ||
3. | tail (shape) any projection that resembles the tail of an animal | ||
Synonyms | tail end | ||
Broader (hypernym) | projection | ||
4. | tail (body) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | ||
Samples | He deserves a good kick in the butt. Are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?. | ||
Synonyms | 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 end, tooshie, tush | ||
Broader (hypernym) | body part | ||
Part meronym | body, torso, trunk | ||
5. | tail (person) a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements | ||
Synonyms | shadow, shadower | ||
Broader (hypernym) | follower, spy | ||
6. | tail (artifact) (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head | ||
Broader (hypernym) | reverse, verso | ||
Part meronym | coin | ||
Domain usage | plural, plural form | ||
Antonyms | head | ||
7. | tail (artifact) the rear part of an aircraft | ||
Synonyms | empennage, tail assembly | ||
Broader (hypernym) | back, rear | ||
Part holonym | horizontal tail, stabilizer, vertical tail | ||
Part meronym | fuselage | ||
8. | tail (artifact) the rear part of a ship | ||
Synonyms | after part, poop, quarter, stern | ||
Broader (hypernym) | back, rear | ||
Part holonym | escutcheon, skeg | ||
Part meronym | ship | ||
English verb: tail | |||
1. | tail (motion) go after with the intent to catch | ||
Samples | The policeman chased the mugger down the alley. The dog chased the rabbit. | ||
Examples | Sam cannot tail Sue | ||
Synonyms | chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, track, trail | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | follow, pursue | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | hound, hunt, quest, run down, trace, tree | ||
2. | tail (contact) remove or shorten the tail of an animal | ||
Synonyms | bob, dock | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cut | ||
3. | tail (contact) remove the stalk of fruits or berries | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | pinch, top | ||