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Noun tail has 8 senses

tail - the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
--₁ is a kind of formalwear, eveningwear, evening dress, evening clothes; process, outgrowth, appendage; formalwear, eveningwear, evening dress, evening clothes; process, outgrowth, appendage
--₁ is a part of vertebrate, craniate
--₁ has parts:

swallow-tailed coat, swallowtail, morning coat; 3 of 8 senses of tail ; tail; dock; dress suit, full dress, tailcoat, tail coat, tails, white tie, white tie and tails; swallow-tailed coat, swallowtail, morning coat; 3 of 8 senses of tail ; tail; dock

--₁ has particulars:

rattle; bobtail, bob, dock; caudal appendage; uropygium; oxtail; fluke; scut; flag

Derived form: verb tail₂

fag end, tail, tail end - the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm"
--₂ is a kind of end, ending; end, ending
tail, tail end - any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
--₃ is a kind of projection; projection
buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
--₄ is a kind of body part; body part
--₄ is a part of torso, trunk, body
tail, shadow, shadower - a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
--₅ is a kind of follower; spy; follower; spy

Derived form: verb tail₁
tail - (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
--₆ is a kind of reverse, verso; reverse, verso
--₆ is a part of coin
Antonyms: head
tail, tail assembly, empennage - the rear part of an aircraft
--₇ is a kind of rear, back; rear, back
--₇ is a part of fuselage
--₇ has parts:
horizontal tail; stabilizer; vertical tail; tail, tail assembly, empennage; horizontal tail; stabilizer; vertical tail
stern, after part, quarter, poop, tail - the rear part of a ship
--₈ is a kind of rear, back; rear, back
--₈ is a part of ship
--₈ has parts:
escutcheon; skeg; stern, after part, quarter, poop, tail; escutcheon; skeg

,Verb tail has 3 senses

chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track - go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
--₁ is one way to pursue, follow

Derived forms: noun tail₅, noun tailing₁
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot tail Sue
dock, tail, bob - remove or shorten the tail of an animal
--₂ is one way to cut

Derived form: noun tail₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
tail - remove the stalk of fruits or berries
--₃ is one way to top, pinch
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something