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Meaning of tails
noun
- The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus. Example: Most primates have a tail and fangs.
- An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails.
- The back, last, lower, or inferior part of anything.
- The feathers attached to the pygostyle of a bird.
- The tail-end of an object, e.g. the rear of an aircraft's fuselage, containing the tailfin.
verb
- To follow and observe surreptitiously. Example: Tail that car!
- To hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with in or into
- To swing with the stern in a certain direction; said of a vessel at anchor. Example: This vessel tails downstream.
- To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded.
- To pull or draw by the tail.
noun
- A formal evening jacket with an extended back panel; a dress coat.
- Any coat with similar tails.
noun
- The side of a coin that doesn't bear the picture of the head of state or similar. Example: Tails, I win.
- Tailings; waste
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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