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tail

Definition

  • noun: the part of an animal's body that extends from the animal's back end
  • noun: the rear end or a process or prolongation of the rear end of the body of an animal
  • verb: to connect end to end
  • verb: to follow (someone) closely
  • usually used to refer to one of the two choices you can make when a coin is thrown in the air to decide something
  • synonyms: thule, ultima thule, abridged

Examples

  • The technical details were 'over my head'. [=too complicated for me to understand]

  • She started to ask a question and then her voice 'tailed off'. [='trailed off']

  • His handwriting was so bad that we 'couldn't make heads or tails out of' it.

Movie quotes

  • (..) -What have we done? -Great! Now I have guilt. We're almost there! Rocky, the ramp! Look out! Quick! Hold onto my tail! -Attaboy, Slink! -Oh! Woody! Woody! Speed up! -Speed up! -The batteries! (..)
    1995 Toy Story