Textual thesaurus for "tail"

(noun) stern, after part, poop, quarter

the rear part of a ship

(noun) tail assembly, empennage

the rear part of an aircraft

(noun) keister, seat, rump, rear, rear end, posterior, prat, fanny, fundament, ass, behind, arse, backside, hind end, hindquarters, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, bottom, derriere, tooshie, stern, tail end, tush, nates

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?

(noun) shadow, shadower

a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

(noun) tail end

any projection that resembles the tail of an animal

(noun) fag end, tail end

the time of the last part of something

the fag end of this crisis-ridden century; the tail of the storm

(verb) bob, dock

remove or shorten the tail of an animal

(verb) chase, chase after, dog, tag, track, trail, go after, give chase

go after with the intent to catch

The policeman chased the mugger down the alley; the dog chased the rabbit