tail,
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noun
- The hindmost part of an animal, especially when prolonged beyond the rest of the body, such as the flexible extension of the backbone in a vertebrate, the feathers at the hind end of a bird, or a terminal appendage in an insect.
- A thing resembling an animal's tail in its shape or position, typically something extending downward or outward at the end of something.
- The end of a long train or line of people or vehicles.
- A person secretly following another to observe their movements.
- A person's buttocks.
- The reverse side of a coin (used when tossing a coin)
- Limitation of ownership, especially of an estate or title limited to a person and their heirs.
transitive verb
- Follow and observe (someone) closely, especially in secret.
- Provide with a tail.
- (of an object in flight) drift or curve in a particular direction.
- Join (one thing) to another.
Examples
the truck at the tail of our convoy
The dog wagged its tail furiously.