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Taillike
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Taillike
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1.
the region of the vertebrate body that is posterior to or above the anus and contains an elongation of the vertebral column, esp forming a flexible movable appendage
▶ Related adjective: caudal2.
anything resembling such an appendage in form or position; the bottom, lowest, or rear part
the tail of a shirt
3.
the last part or parts
the tail of the storm
4.
the rear part of an aircraft including the fin, tailplane, and control surfaces; empennage
5. astronomy
the luminous stream of gas and dust particles, up to 200 million km long, driven from the head of a comet, when close to the sun, under the effect of the solar wind and light pressure
6.
the rear portion of a bomb, rocket, missile, etc, usually fitted with guiding or stabilizing vanes
7.
a line of people or things
8.
a long braid or tress of hair
a ponytail
a pigtail
9. Also called: tailfly angling
the lowest fly on a wet-fly cast
10.
a final short line in a stanza
11. informal
a person employed to follow and spy upon another or others
12.
an informal word for buttocks
buttock13. vulgar, slang
a.
the female genitals
b. offensive
a woman considered sexually (esp in the phrases piece of tail, bit of tail)
14. printing
a.
the margin at the foot of a page
b.
the bottom edge of a book
15.
the lower end of a pool or part of a stream
16. informal
the course or track of a fleeing person or animal
the police are on my tail
17. (modifier)
coming from or situated in the rear
a tail wind
18. turn tail
19. with one's tail between one's legs
verb
20.
to form or cause to form the tail
21.
to remove the tail of (an animal); dock
22. (transitive)
to remove the stalk of
to top and tail the gooseberries
23. (transitive)
to connect (objects, ideas, etc) together by or as if by the tail
24. (transitive) informal
to follow stealthily
25. (transitive) Australian
to tend (cattle) on foot
26. (intransitive)
(of a vessel) to assume a specified position, as when at a mooring
27.
to build the end of (a brick, joist, etc) into a wall or (of a brick, etc) to have one end built into a wall
noun
1.
the limitation of an estate or interest to a person and the heirs of his or her body
See also entailadjective
2. (immediately postpositive)
(of an estate or interest) limited in this way
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Taillike
see synonyms of taillike verb transitive
18.
to provide with a tail
19.
to cut or detach the tail or taillike part from
20.
to form the tail or end of, as of a group or procession; be at the rear or end of
21.
to fasten or connect at or by the tail
22.
to fasten one end of (a brick, board, etc.) into a wall, etc.
with in or on23. US, Slang
to follow stealthily; shadow
verb intransitive
24.
to straggle
25.
to become gradually smaller or fainter
with off or away26.
to be fastened into a wall, etc. by one end
said of a brick or board27. US, Informal
to follow close behind
28. Nautical
to go aground or be anchored stern foremost
noun
1.
entail (sense 4) entail (sense 5)
adjective
2.
limited in a specific way, as to certain heirs or order of succession
noun
1.
a.
the rear end of an animal's body, esp. when forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk
b.
such an appendage
2.
anything like an animal's tail in form or position
the tail of a shirt
3.
a luminous train behind a comet or meteor
4.
the hind, bottom, last, or inferior part of anything
5. [often pl.]
the reverse side of a coin
6.
a long braid or tress of hair
7.
a train of followers or attendants; retinue
8.
the lower end of a pool or stream
9.
a.
the rear or back section of an aircraft
b.
a set of stabilizing planes at the rear of an airplane
c.
the rear part of a rocket or missile
10. US; [pl.]
a.
tailcoat
b.
full-dress attire for men
11. Informal
a person or vehicle that follows another, esp. in surveillance
12. Slang
the buttocks
13. Slang, Vulgar
a.
sexual intercourse with a woman
b.
a woman regarded as a sexual partner
14. Printing
the bottom of a page
15. Prosody
the short line or lines ending certain stanzas or verse forms
adjective
16.
at the rear or rear end
17.
from the rear
a tail wind
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