tail /teɪl/ verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for tail
► F0 to follow and watch someone very closely, especially in order to get information secretly: » That car has been tailing me for the last ten minutes.Thesaurus+: ↑Pursuing tail /teɪl/ noun [C] (ANIMAL)
► B2 a part of an animal's body, sticking out from the base of the back, or something similar in shape or position: » The dog wagged its tail excitedly.Thesaurus+: ↑Miscellaneous animal body parts• • •
Extra Examples:» With a flick of its tail, the cat was gone.» With a powerful lash of its tail, the fish jumped out of the net and back into the river.» The cat's tail was peeping out from under the bed.» She plaited the horse's tail. tail /teɪl/ noun [C] (COIN SIDE)
tails [U]► F0 the side of a coin that does not have a picture of someone's head on it→ COMPARE HEAD(Cf. ↑head) noun (COIN SIDE)Thesaurus+: ↑Forms of money and methods of payment tail /teɪl/ noun [C] (JACKET)
tails [plural]► F0 a TAILCOAT(Cf. ↑tailcoat)Thesaurus+: ↑Coats, jackets and cloaks tail /teɪl/ noun [C] INFORMAL (PERSON FOLLOWING)
► F0 someone who follows another person to discover where the other person goes to, who they speak to, what they do, etc.Thesaurus+: ↑Spying and espionage- spangly
- Spaniard
- spaniel
- Spanish
- spank
- spanking
- spanner
- spar
- spare
- spare a thought for sb
- spare no effort/expense
- spare part
- spare-part surgery
- spare ribs
- spare sb's blushes
- spare the rod and spoil the child
- spare time
- spare tyre
- sparing
- sparingly
- spark
- sparkle
- sparkler
- sparkling
- spark of anger, inspiration, life, etc.