tail
1. the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body (Freq. 6)
• Hypernyms:
process, outgrowth, appendage
• Hyponyms:
rattle, brush, bobtail, bob, dock,
caudal appendage, uropygium, oxtail, fluke, scut, flag
• Part Holonyms:
vertebrate, craniate
• Part Meronyms:
dock
2. the time of the last part of something (Freq. 2)
- the fag end of this crisis-ridden century
- the tail of the storm
• Syn:
fag end, tail end
• Hypernyms:
end, ending
3. any projection that resembles the tail of an animal (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
tail end
• Hypernyms:
projection
4. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on (Freq. 1)
- he deserves a good kick in the butt
- are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
• Syn:
buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside,
bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end,
keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump,
stern, seat, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom,
behind, derriere, fanny, ass
• Derivationally related forms:
posterior (for: posterior)
• Hypernyms:
body part
• Part Holonyms:
torso, trunk, body
5. the rear part of an aircraft
• Syn:
tail assembly, empennage
• Hypernyms:
rear, back
• Part Holonyms:
fuselage
• Part Meronyms:
horizontal tail, stabilizer, vertical tail
6. the rear part of a ship
• Syn:
stern, after part, quarter, poop
• Hypernyms:
rear, back
• Part Holonyms:
ship
• Part Meronyms:
escutcheon, skeg
7. a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
• Syn:
shadow, shadower
• Derivationally related forms:
shadow (for: shadower), shadow (for: shadow)
• Hypernyms:
follower, spy
8. (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
• Ant:
head
• Usage Domain:
plural, plural form
• Hypernyms:
reverse, verso
• Part Holonyms:
coin
1. remove or shorten the tail of an animal
• Syn:
dock, bob
• Derivationally related forms:
bob (for: bob), dock (for: dock)
• Hypernyms:
cut
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. go after with the intent to catch
- The policeman chased the mugger down the alley
- the dog chased the rabbit
• Syn:
chase, chase after, trail, tag, give chase,
dog, go after, track
• See Also:
tag along (for: tag), chase away (for: chase)
• Derivationally related forms:
track (for: track), tracker (for: track), tracking (for: track), tag (for: tag), tailing, trailing (for: trail), chaser (for: chase), chase (for: chase)
• Hypernyms:
pursue, follow
• Hyponyms:
tree, quest, hound, hunt, trace, run down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Sam cannot tail Sue
3. remove the stalk of fruits or berries
• Hypernyms:
top, pinch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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