tail
adj : (aeronautical) pertaining to the tail section of a plane
[syn: {tail(a)}]
n 1: the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially
when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main
part of the body
2: the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this
crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm" [syn: {fag
end}, {tail end}]
3: any projection that resembles the tail of an animal [syn: {tail
end}]
4: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on [syn: {buttocks},
{arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament},
{hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat},
{rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail end},
{tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny},
{ass}]
5: a detective employed to follow someone and report their
movements [syn: {shadow}]
6: the reverse side that does not bear the representation of a
person's head
7: the rear part of an aircraft [syn: {tail assembly}, {empennage}]
8: the rear part of a ship [syn: {stern}, {after part}, {quarter},
{poop}]
v 1: go after with the intent to catch [syn: {chase}, {chase
after}, {trail}, {tag}, {dog}, {go after}, {track}]
2: remove or shorten the tail of an animal [syn: {dock}, {bob}]
3: remove the stalk of fruits or berries