Tail
41tail — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tægel; akin to Old High German zagal tail, Middle Irish dúal lock of hair Date: before 12th century 1. the rear end or a process or prolongation of the rear end of the… …
42tail — 1) the part of the body posterior to the abdominal cavity, thus including the caudal peduncle and the tail fin 2) the tail fin alone 3) the length of line between the hook and a leger or paternoster 4) to lift a fish by its tail. Also called… …
43tail*/*/ — [teɪl] noun I 1) [C] a part that sticks out at the back of an animal s body When a dog is happy, it wags its tail.[/ex] 2) [C] the part at the back of a plane 3) [singular]the tail of sth the back or end of something at the tail of the queue[/ex] …
44tail — teɪl n. rear appendage on some animals; longer section at the back of an evening dress or jacket; detective who follows a person and keeps track of his activities; woman as a sex object (Derogatory Slang); buttocks, derriere (Slang) v. remove… …
45tail — See: COW S TAIL, HEADS I WIN, TAILS YOU LOSE, MAKE HEAD OR TAIL OF, TURN TAIL …
46tail — See: COW S TAIL, HEADS I WIN, TAILS YOU LOSE, MAKE HEAD OR TAIL OF, TURN TAIL …
47tail — 1. Any t., or taillike structure, or tapering or elongated extremity of an organ or other part. SYN: cauda [TA]. 2. In veterinary anatomy, a free appendage representing the caudal end of the vertebral column; covered by …
48tail — See: cow s tail, heads or tails, make head or tail of, turn tail …
49tail — n a. a woman or women seen as (a) sexual object(s). The word usually occurs in phrases such as a bit/piece of tail , tail being a euphemism dating from the 14th century for the less polite arse or ass. b. (particularly in Caribbean or gay usage)… …
50tail — n 1. brush, scut, dock, Hunting. flag, Anat., Zool. cauda. 2. hinder part, rear appendage, tailpiece, rear; tail fin, flipper, rudder, stabilizer; (both of coins) reverse, flip side. 3. extremity, tip, nib, end; conclusion, termination, tag or… …
