Synonyms for tail
teɪltail

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1. tailnoun

   Sexual intercourse.

   I'm gonna get me some tail tonight.

   Synonyms:
   pussy, punani, poon, ass, tang, poontang

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1. tailnoun

   the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

   Synonyms:
   fanny, seat, butt, empennage, rear end, shadower, can, nates, shadow, fundament, posterior, buttocks, behind, stern, bottom, backside, bum, tail assembly, buns, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, tooshie, fag end, hind end, rump, keister, ass, prat, arse, quarter, rear, tush, after part, poop

   Antonyms:
   head

2. fag end, tail, tail endnoun

   the time of the last part of something

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

   Synonyms:
   fanny, seat, butt, empennage, rear end, shadower, can, nates, shadow, fundament, posterior, buttocks, behind, stern, bottom, backside, bum, tail assembly, buns, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, tooshie, fag end, hind end, rump, keister, ass, prat, arse, quarter, rear, tush, after part, poop

   Antonyms:
   head

3. tail, tail endnoun

   any projection that resembles the tail of an animal

   Synonyms:
   fanny, seat, butt, empennage, rear end, shadower, can, nates, shadow, fundament, posterior, buttocks, behind, stern, bottom, backside, bum, tail assembly, buns, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, tooshie, fag end, hind end, rump, keister, ass, prat, arse, quarter, rear, tush, after part, poop

   Antonyms:
   head

4. buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, assnoun

   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?"

   Synonyms:
   screw, arse, keister, female genital organ, substructure, stinkpot, goat, cornerstone, stern, lavatory, git, croup, arsehole, butt, shadower, crapper, commode, throne, skunk, base, tooshie, foundation, butt end, lav, derriere, can buoy, shag, place, seat, prat, bottomland, hind end, behind, tin can, scum bag, asshole, freighter, understructure, ass, stub, backside, after part, female genitals, tramp, female genitalia, idler, nookie, toilet, piece of tail, laughingstock, shtup, poop, foot, screwing, posterior, potty, bathroom, quarter, do-nothing, back end, dirty dog, tush, merchantman, canful, can, croupe, butt joint, john, back tooth, bunghole, nates, rat, rump, nooky, pot, back, privy, underside, piece of ass, rear end, rear, layabout, bottom, buns, merchant ship, undersurface, tail assembly, hobo, loafer, fundament, stool, roll in the hay, empennage, rotter, so-and-so, stooge, target, stinker, buttocks, bottom of the inning, hindquarters, bum, cigaret, coffin nail, tin, crumb, groundwork, shadow, fag end, cigarette, bed, basis, tail end, fanny, lowlife, puke

   Antonyms:
   head

5. tail, shadow, shadowernoun

   a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

   Synonyms:
   fanny, phantom, seat, butt, empennage, rear end, shadower, apparition, dark, can, nates, shadow, fundament, posterior, buttocks, behind, stern, bottom, backside, bum, vestige, tail assembly, buns, phantasm, tincture, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, tooshie, fag end, fantasm, hind end, rump, keister, darkness, ass, prat, arse, quarter, rear, trace, tush, phantasma, after part, poop

   Antonyms:
   head

6. tailnoun

   (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head

   Synonyms:
   fanny, seat, butt, empennage, rear end, shadower, can, nates, shadow, fundament, posterior, buttocks, behind, stern, bottom, backside, bum, tail assembly, buns, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, tooshie, fag end, hind end, rump, keister, ass, prat, arse, quarter, rear, tush, after part, poop

   Antonyms:
   head

7. tail, tail assembly, empennagenoun

   the rear part of an aircraft

   Synonyms:
   fanny, seat, butt, empennage, rear end, shadower, can, nates, shadow, fundament, posterior, buttocks, behind, stern, bottom, backside, bum, tail assembly, buns, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, tooshie, fag end, hind end, rump, keister, ass, prat, arse, quarter, rear, tush, after part, poop

   Antonyms:
   head

8. stern, after part, quarter, poop, tailverb

   the rear part of a ship

   Synonyms:
   fourth, fag end, seat, nincompoop, butt, shite, quarter, shadower, can, nates, quartern, crap, shadow, fundament, low-down, posterior, buttocks, behind, shit, ninny, stern, bottom, twenty-five percent, backside, bum, empennage, fourth part, tail assembly, buns, the skinny, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, tooshie, one-quarter, turd, dirt, hind end, rump, keister, ass, prat, arse, fanny, rear, tush, after part, poop, one-fourth, dope, rear end

   Antonyms:
   head

9. chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, trackverb

   go after with the intent to catch

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

   Synonyms:
   give chase, quest for, traverse, pass over, chase after, cut through, cover, shack, chamfer, mark, get over, chase, drop back, cut across, furrow, go after, get across, trail, train, bob, get behind, label, dog, track, pursue, cross, tag, quest after, drag, dock, hang back, drop behind

   Antonyms:
   head

10. dock, tail, bobverb

    remove or shorten the tail of an animal

    Synonyms:
    bobsled, dog, chase after, curtsy, dock, bob, tag, track, chase, trail, go after, give chase

    Antonyms:
    head

11. tailverb

    remove the stalk of fruits or berries

    Synonyms:
    chase after, dock, dog, trail, tag, track, chase, bob, go after, give chase

    Antonyms:
    head

Matched Categories

1. • Body Part
   • Cut
   • End
   • Follower
   • Process
   • Projection
   • Rear
   • Reverse
   • Spy
   • Top

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tailnoun

   Synonyms:
   end, extremity, fag-end, hinder part

2. tailnoun

   Synonyms:
   skirt, flap

3. tailnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Mus.) stem (of a note)

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1. tailnoun

   Associated words:
   caudal, dock, scut, prehensile, caudate, bicaudal, rump, uropygium

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1. List of paraphrases for "tail":

   cock, queue, dick, caudal, rear, rump, pecker, cola, cue, prick, taillight, queuing, tails, line, swinging, tracker

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How to use tail in a sentence?

1. Chief Financial Officer Eduardo Vassimon:

   We feel that we are well cushioned against tail events.

2. W. C. Fields:

   There comes a time in the affairs of man when he must take the bull by the tail and face the situation.

3. Maharashtra Anupam Srivastava:

   The tail of the cyclone is currently passing over Alibag after which wind speeds will drop, once it is cleared our teams will go in to assess the extent of damage and begin restoration.

4. Lorraine Johnston:

   This looks like the UK's attempt to become the tail that wags the dog.

5. Tony Gonzales:

   Iwas able to land on the committee for the same reasons I was able to win this race, and that was I just worked my tail off. You know, I've always had a strong work ethic.