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

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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
Ervine and Raza shared a 98-run stand off 104 balls that gave the home team glimmer of hope before Ellis knocked back the off stump of Evans in the 31st over and also accounted for the wickets of two tail-enders. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 Close in, a comet is battered by the torrent of the sun's solar wind, which pushes the comet's material away into a distinctive tail. — Rahul Rao, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
Their restricted status turned many into dissenters and activists, often tailed by the KGB and getting their phone lines cut in an effort to keep their stories quiet. — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 The psychedelic sequence that follows, punctuated by three European henchmen tailing the girls in a black SUV, is funny enough. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 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
  • Grant and two other members of Banks’s entourage made plea deals and testified against the rapper during the trial.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2026
  • At Smithfield the following day, Tyler was killed during a parley with the king’s entourage.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of entourage
Noun
  • In the directors’ box, owner-chairman Steve Gibson blows out his cheeks while a euphoric stadium falls over itself with happiness and relief.
    — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The rest of her Emmys look was soft and sweet, with delicate pink shades on her cheeks and lips and a few strokes of liner and mascara to define her blue eyes.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of cheeks
Noun
  • This time, Florida was strong on offense and defense with running back Jadan Baugh looking like one of the best running backs in the country.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • These back-to-school heroes are crafted out of jersey, and many have kanga pockets at the front (a further allusion to the generation-defining closet staple).
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of back
Verb
  • In the here and now, Kuss is still chasing a stage win at the ongoing Vuelta, a task made more difficult by his presence in the podium fight until midway through the second week.
    — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Five weeks ago, in a two-minute drill during practice, Mahomes scrambled on fourth down but couldn’t evade a 300-pound rookie defensive tackle chasing after him.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of chase
Noun
  • Within the often zany and slapstick realm of Bob’s Burgers, Tina still manages to steal the show with her singular voice, romantic fantasies, and obsessions with unicorns and boy bums.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Even then, and with Nix having a bum ankle to Mahomes’ bum knee, the Broncos have shown a lot more in the last year to inspire confidence than the Chiefs have.
    — J.J. Bailey, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of bum
Verb
  • The activation also features live demonstrations of its upcoming at-home blood kits, a first look at how the app plans to bring biomarker tracking into the home.
    — Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Advanced TrainerIQ™ capabilities are planned to extend this experience with continuous guidance and progress tracking over time.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of track
Noun
  • And all of a sudden, there’s a grumble going on and people will sit back down in their seats and [think about] this fear of growing old.
    — Fred Bronson, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In two South Florida congressional districts, the Sun Sentinel Editorial Board endorses long-time Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and, in an open seat, newcomer Pia Dandiya.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of seat
Verb
  • Pat Bodenhamer is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church who took a leave of absence to pursue a longtime dream of becoming a history teacher at Pocahontas Junior High School.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Duva said the disappearance offers a brutal look at the danger posed by transnational smuggling organizations that turn vulnerable migrants into commodities while pursuing routes toward the United States.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
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