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noun

ˈtāl How to pronounce tail (audio)
Definition of tailnext
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as in entourage
a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person the tail that accompanies the prince wherever he goes

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2
as in cheeks
the part of the body upon which someone sits get your tail in here

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3
as in back
a behind part or surface the tail of the ship

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tail

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verb

as in to chase
to go after or on the track of detectives tailed the suspect to see where he was going at that time of the evening

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Recent Examples of tail
Noun
In addition to having her entire body covered in green scales, her costume featured a long tail and moving snakes that replaced her hair. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026 When the surface of the comet is warmed by the sun, gas erupts outwards, carrying ice grains into the cloud of ice and dust surrounding the comet, its coma, and its tail, where JWST can detect them. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
Humberto had noticed law enforcement was tailing him and had pulled his truck over to the side of the road. — Norma Galeana, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026 The best way Ray can think of to do so is to tail her shady husband, Dom (Bobby Cannavale) — all the way into a sordid (but still vaguely family-friendly) web of deceit, murder, blackmail and gangland drama. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tail
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tail
  1. entourage
  2. cheeks
  3. back
  4. chase
  5. bum
  6. track
  7. seat
  8. pursue
Noun
  • Chris Brown clashes with Frank Ocean Brown and his entourage clashed with fellow singer-songwriter Frank Ocean and his group outside a West Hollywood recording studio, reportedly over a parking space.
    — Alex Heigl, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The shooting followed an argument involving rapper Lil Baby’s entourage.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of entourage
Noun
  • Makeup artist Jay Artistry’s advice to start with a small amount of lipstick on the cheeks and build gradually points the same way, favoring restraint over acquisition.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Makeup artist Jeanine Lobell uses subtle contour and highlighter to shape the cheeks without blush, according to ELLE.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of cheeks
Noun
  • Multiple bulk containers of sauces and dips in walk-in cooler nearest back loading area have unhandled utensils present in product for dispensing.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Cornerbacks McDuffie and Jaylen Watson both left against the Chargers because of back and shoulder injuries, respectively.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of back
Verb
  • Rather than chasing fancy titles or splashy paychecks throughout her career, she’s gravitated toward jobs that pushed her out of her comfort zone, forced her to take risks, and taught her to embrace a little chaos.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • At Fox, the viewer is the star, or at least the north star, the thing that everyone is chasing.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of chase
Noun
  • Zellers poured the foundation, and Morrison hired fellow ski bums to do the framing, masonry, and tiling.
    — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Carl Sandburg’s 1927 American Songbag featured a whole section of hobo songs presenting the bum as a beau ideal.
    — Caroline Fraser, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of bum
Verb
  • On Friday, as major Asian markets tracked a sell-off on Wall Street overnight, India's benchmark indexes bucked the trend to trade higher.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The feature can also generate weekly spending charts, payment calendars and custom dashboards based on the financial information users want to track.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of track
Noun
  • Nationally, Democrats picked up seven Senate seats Tuesday, gaining firm control of the upper chamber and making major inroads in Republican strongholds such as Texas.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The 3rd District seat includes Woodland Hills, Reseda and Canoga Park.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of seat
Verb
  • Concern is intensifying as artificial intelligence companies pursue trillion-dollar valuations, and established internet giants pour money into developing advanced AI models while pushing them into the classroom.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Blanche also warned that authorities would pursue individuals who misuse SI against American taxpayers.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
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