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1tail — tail1 tailer, n. tailless, adj. taillessly, adv. taillessness, n. taillike, adj. /tayl/, n. 1. the hindmost part of an animal, esp. that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk. 2. something resembling or suggesting this in shape or… …
2tail — tail1 W3S2 [teıl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(animal)¦ 2¦(aircraft)¦ 3¦(shirt)¦ 4¦(back part)¦ 5 tails 6 the tail end of something 7 be on somebody s tail 8¦(follow)¦ 9 turn tail …
3tail — tail1 [ teıl ] noun ** ▸ 1 back part ▸ 2 someone following someone ▸ 3 side of coin ▸ 4 bottom of shirt ▸ 5 man s formal jacket ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a part at the back of an animal s body that can move: The animal sprays liquid from a gland… …
4tail — tail1 noun 1》 the hindmost part of an animal, especially when extended beyond the rest of the body, such as the flexible extension of the backbone in a vertebrate or the feathers at the hind end of a bird. 2》 something extending downwards,… …
5tailer — I. /ˈteɪlə/ (say tayluh) noun 1. an animal in a mob being herded, especially one in the tail (tail1 def. 4). 2. a. a stockworker riding at the tail (tail1 def. 4) of a mob. b. a stockhorse accustomed to this position. 3. a person employed to tend …
6tailless — See tail1. * * * …
7bangtail — /bang tayl /, n. Horse Racing Slang. a racehorse. [1885 90; bang cut (nasal var. of bag cut < ?) + TAIL1. Cf. PIGTAIL] * * * …
8bobtail — /bob tayl /, n. 1. a short or docked tail. 2. an animal with such a tail. adj. 3. Also, bobtailed. having a bobtail. 4. cut short; docked; cropped. 5. shorter or briefer than usual; abbreviated: Several legislative items must be dropped from the… …
9bonytail — /boh nee tayl /, n. a fish, Gila elegans, found in the Colorado River, having flaring fins and a thin caudal peduncle. [BONY + TAIL1] * * * …
10bristletail — /bris euhl tayl /, n. any of various wingless insects of the order Thysanura, having long, bristlelike, caudal appendages, comprising the firebrats, silverfish, and machilids. [1700 10; BRISTLE + TAIL1] * * * ▪ insect any of approximately… …
