tail (noun)

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• tail — noun 1 of an animal, a bird, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ bushy, curly, forked, pointed ▪ muscular, prehensile …   Collocations dictionary

• tail — ► NOUN 1) the hindmost part of an animal, especially when extended beyond the rest of the body. 2) something extending downwards, outwards, or back like an animal s tail. 3) the rear part of an aircraft, with the tailplane and rudder. 4) the… …   English terms dictionary

• tail end — noun 1. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on he deserves a good kick in the butt are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing? • Syn: ↑buttocks, ↑nates, ↑arse, ↑butt, ↑backside, ↑bum …   Useful english dictionary

• tail light — tail lamp or tail light noun (esp N American) A usu red light carried at the back of a train, tram, car or other vehicle • • • Main Entry: ↑tail * * * tail light UK US noun [countable] [singular tail light …   Useful english dictionary

• tail fin — noun 1. a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane • Syn: ↑vertical stabilizer, ↑vertical stabiliser, ↑vertical fin, ↑tailfin • Hypernyms: ↑stabilizer • Part Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• tail lamp — noun lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle • Syn: ↑taillight, ↑rear light, ↑rear lamp • Hypernyms: ↑lamp • Part Holonyms: ↑electrical system * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• tail feather — noun feather growing from the tail (uropygium) of a bird • Hypernyms: ↑flight feather, ↑pinion, ↑quill, ↑quill feather • Hyponyms: ↑sickle feather * * * tail feather …   Useful english dictionary

• tail boom — noun : boom II 7 * * * tail boom noun A longitudinal strut supporting the tail of an aeroplane • • • Main Entry: ↑tail * * * tail boom, a projecting spar or frame on certain aircraft, connecting the stabilizers and control surfaces of the tail… …   Useful english dictionary

• tail wind — noun : a wind having the same general direction as the course of an airplane or a ship in motion a stout tail wind was giving a friendly boost W.D.Patterson * * * tail wind noun A wind blowing in the same direction as one is travelling in • • •… …   Useful english dictionary

• tail rope — noun : a rope attached to the rear part or end of something: as a. : a rope fastened to the tail of a mine car or train to haul it back empty after unloading or to brake its speed on a downgrade b. : the rope beneath either of two… …   Useful english dictionary

• tail´less|ness — tail|less1 «TAYL lihs», adjective. having no tail, in any sense; acaudal; anurous: »An ape is a kind of tailless monkey. –tail´less|ly, adverb. –tail´less|ness, noun. tail|less2 «TAYL lihs», adjective. Law. without a tail …   Useful english dictionary