| tail | (noun) the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body | - |
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| (noun) the rear part of a ship | Synonyms: after part, poop, quarter, stern |
| (noun) the rear part of an aircraft | Synonyms: empennage, tail assembly |
| (noun) (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head | - |
| (noun) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | Synonyms: arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail end, tooshie, tush |
| (noun) a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements | Synonyms: shadow, shadower |
| (noun) any projection that resembles the tail of an animal | Synonyms: tail end |
| (noun) the time of the last part of something | Synonyms: fag end, tail end |
| (verb) remove or shorten the tail of an animal | Synonyms: bob, dock |
| (verb) remove the stalk of fruits or berries | - |
| (verb) go after with the intent to catch | Synonyms: chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, track, trail |
| tailback | (noun) (American football) the position of the offensive back on a football team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage | - |
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| (noun) (American football) the person who plays tailback | - |
| tailband | (noun) an endband along the bottom edge of the book (as a book is standing upright). | - |
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| tailboard | (noun) a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading | Synonyms: tailgate |
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| tailcoat | (noun) formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men | Synonyms: dress suit, full dress, tail coat, tails, white tie, white tie and tails |
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| tailed | (adjective) having a tail of a specified kind; often used in combination | - |
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| tailfin | (noun) a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane | Synonyms: tail fin, vertical fin, vertical stabiliser, vertical stabilizer |
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| (noun) one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile | Synonyms: fin, tail fin |
| tailflower | (noun) any of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowers | Synonyms: anthurium, tail-flower |
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| tailgate | (noun) a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading | Synonyms: tailboard |
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| (verb) follow at a dangerously close distance | - |
| tailgater | (noun) a driver who follows too closely behind another motor vehicle | - |
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| tailing | (noun) the act of following someone secretly | Synonyms: shadowing |
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| tailless | (adjective) not having a tail | Synonyms: anurous |
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| taillight | (noun) lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle | Synonyms: rear lamp, rear light, tail lamp |
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| taillike | (adjective) resembling a tail | Synonyms: caudal |
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| tailor | (noun) a person whose occupation is making and altering garments | Synonyms: sartor, seamster |
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| (verb) adjust to a specific need or market | Synonyms: orient |
| (verb) create (clothes) with cloth | Synonyms: sew, tailor-make |
| (verb) style and tailor in a certain fashion | Synonyms: cut |
| tailorbird | (noun) tropical Asian warbler that stitches leaves together to form and conceal its nest | Synonyms: Orthotomus sutorius |
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| tailored | (adjective) (of clothing) custom-made | Synonyms: bespoke, bespoken, made-to-order, tailor-made |
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| (adjective) severely simple in line or design | Synonyms: trim |
| tailoring | (noun) the occupation of a tailor | - |
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| tailpiece | (noun) appendage added to extend the length of something | - |
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| tailpipe | (noun) a pipe carrying fumes from the muffler to the rear of a car | - |
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| tailplane | (noun) the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged | Synonyms: horizontal stabiliser, horizontal stabilizer |
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| tailrace | (noun) a watercourse that carries water away from a mill or water wheel or turbine | - |
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| tails | (noun) formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men | Synonyms: dress suit, full dress, tail coat, tailcoat, white tie, white tie and tails |
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| tailspin | (noun) rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral | Synonyms: spin |
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| (noun) loss of emotional control often resulting in emotional collapse | - |
| tailstock | (noun) support consisting of the movable part of a lathe that slides along the bed in alignment with the headstock and is locked into position to support the free end of the workpiece | - |
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| tailwind | (noun) wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft | - |
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| tailwort | (noun) hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach | Synonyms: borage, Borago officinalis |
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