the rear end of the body of an animal
an extension from this, e.g. a usu flexible extension of the backbone of a vertebrate or the feathers at the rear end of a bird
the rear part of an aircraft consisting of horizontal and vertical stabilizing surfaces with attached control surfaces
the luminous trail of gas and dust behind a comet
a line or queue of people or things
a long section of braided hair; = pigtail
the back or last part of something
the lower or inferior part of something
the bottom edge or margin of a printed page
(in pl)
= coat tails
= tailcoat; specif formal evening dress for men including a tailcoat and a white bow tie
(in pl, but treated as sing. or pl) the reverse of a coin: compare head1 (4)
informal a person who follows or keeps watch on somebody
informal
a person, e.g. a detective, who follows or keeps watch on somebody
the trail of a fugitive
chiefly NAmer, informal the buttocks
informal women considered sexually
informal a woman regarded in terms of sexual gratification
informal to reverse direction and run away
having been totally defeated or confounded