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UK
/tˈeɪl/
]
[ US /ˈteɪɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈteɪɫ/ ]
VERB
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go after with the intent to catch
the dog chased the rabbit
The policeman chased the mugger down the alley - remove or shorten the tail of an animal
- remove the stalk of fruits or berries
NOUN
- the rear part of an aircraft
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the time of the last part of something
the fag end of this crisis-ridden century
the tail of the storm - (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
- the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
- any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
- a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
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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? - the rear part of a ship
How To Use tail In A Sentence
- Leaked Reports Detail Iran's Aid for Iraqi Militias," blared the headline on afront page story inThe New York Times, which went on to report on several incidents recounted in WikiLeaks documents that journalist Michael Gordon called "the shadow war between the United States and Iraqi militias backed by Iran's Revolutionary Guards. Ali Gharib: What Did WikiLeaks Really Tell Us About Iran?
- One can only guess at the research and detective work that has gone into the bald details recorded for each piece.
- I won't go into detail over the phone, but I've been having a few health problems recently.
- Some retailers, including Sears, have already held some "door-buster" early-morning sales, which makes Black Friday -- the day after Thanksgiving that's looked upon as a kick-off to the holiday shopping season -- a little "grayer," he said. Boulder Daily Camera Most Viewed
- Construction here would include offices, retail and hotels with the objective of integrating the docklands with the city centre and extending its functions to the east.
- With the usual prerogative of the wealthy classes, he tended to choose doctors with a reputation for having studied some topics in greater detail than usual.
- The prehensile tail porcupine in South American actually lives in the treetops.
- Each item was skewered on a cocktail stick and laid like sun rays around the plate, which also had a flower intricately carved out of turnip for decoration.
- I blame it all on becca who called me in the middle of the night to talk to me all about how the two best friends names are Kate and Becca and that the main character lives in apartment 601 as my address and other kooky details that i have been trying to forget nightly since i saw that movie, And then every sound is that kid coming out of the television and im only writing about it now in order to expunge as i fear she will grab hold of my foot from under the desk and eat me or turn me into something decomposing or whatever it is she does. I-claudius Diary Entry
- The cells divide and change until they have a head and short tail, like tadpoles.
