- tail
- n1. 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 fag end; stub, remnant, remainder, leftover.(defs. 1, 2).5. queue, line; retinue, train, suite, cortege, entourage, following, escort; wake, trail, track.6.(all of hair) braid, pigtail, tress, ponytail.8. tails. See cutaway.9. turn tailrun away, flee, retreat, escape, take off, cut and run, hightail it, take to one's heels, Inf. skedaddle.v10.Usu. tail intofade away, wane, die out, trail off; merge into, blend, become; dwindle, fall off.11.Informal. follow, trail, shadow, spy on, stay with, stay on top of, keep an eye on; dog, bedog, tag after.12. terminate, come after, trail behind.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.