Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: tail
IPA transcription: [t'eɪl]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: tail
    Meaning: the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
  • Synonyms: fag_end, tail, tail_end
    Meaning: the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm"
  • Synonyms: tail, tail_end
    Meaning: any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
  • Synonyms: 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
    Meaning: 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?"
Usage examples
  • It has no tail yet.
  • Grim only once moved her tail.
  • His tail is rather thin and flat.
  • Or is it his tail that is missing?"
  • I mean the grey one with the red tail.
  • His tail helps him to keep his balance.
  • His short, round tail was black at the end.
  • To few of them the years had spared a tail.
  • He looked at me wistfully, wagging his tail.
  • "Where did you get that tail?" asked the farmer.