TAILS
/teΙͺlz/
5
Scrabble
6
WWF
T(1) A(1) I(1) L(1) S(1)
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Definition
/teΙͺlz/
noun
- The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus.“Most primates have a tail and fangs.”
- An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails.
- The back, last, lower, or inferior part of anything.
verb
- To follow and observe surreptitiously.“Tail that car!”
- To hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with in or into
- To swing with the stern in a certain direction; said of a vessel at anchor.“This vessel tails downstream.”
noun
- A formal evening jacket with an extended back panel; a dress coat.
- Any coat with similar tails.
noun
- The side of a coin that doesn't bear the picture of the head of state or similar.“Tails, I win.”
- Tailings; waste
Source: Wiktionary
