tail
tayl
- n the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
- n the time of the last part of something
the tail of the storm - n any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
- n the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- n a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
- n (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
- n the rear part of an aircraft
- n the rear part of a ship
- v go after with the intent to catch
- v remove or shorten the tail of an animal
- v remove the stalk of fruits or berries
- The result was one of the most curiously proportioned cars ever, with a long low snout, long front overhang and a truncated tail, like the tail snapped off a salamander.
- A permanently arched tail is the result of an operation and an excruciatingly painful setting process.
- A 747 cannot be flown without its entire tail fin, which helps stabilize the big craft, and can be flown only with great difficulty without the attached rudder, which is moved to .