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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
Today, her work takes cues from antique phoenix-tail vases, ginger jars, flasks, and other traditional Chinese silhouettes, exploring the intersection of ceramics and globalization. — Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 13 Oct. 2026 Maintenance personnel work on the tail of a United Airlines airplane at Terminal C at Newark Liberty International Airport on August 8, 2026, in Newark, New Jersey. — Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
Detectives tailed the minivan to four other homes in North Hills, North Hollywood, San Gabriel and Rosemead. — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 Brown said a wild Knicks fan tailed him home to congratulate him on winning the Finals during a bike ride over the offseason. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 3 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
  • Early events were small gatherings at ambassadorial residences, with dresses borrowed from her own wardrobe and members of the diplomatic entourage serving as models.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Despite celebrating his album’s release with friends the night before, Quavo arrives early to the nondescript downtown Los Angeles studio with no entourage in sight.
    — Mikey Fresh, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of entourage
Noun
  • The Cream Multi-Stick can be used across cheeks, lips and eyes, delivering buildable color and a dewy finish through a creamy, weightless formula designed for mistake-proof application.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • And the wrinkles go around the cheeks and all combine at the butthole.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of cheeks
Noun
  • The kitchen is tucked away in the back, but the skylight keeps it from feeling too cavelike.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 12 Oct. 2026
  • In the back, tanks bubbled with live lobsters while crawfish squirmed in boxes nearby.
    — Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of back
Verb
  • Stars Collective has been chasing rights deals to fill out its global film slate.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The company said its problems would not be solved by chasing unhealthy sales volume or short-term revenue.
    — Ryan Baker, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of chase
Noun
  • 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
  • The silhouette was heavily elongated, with three-quarter-length jackets and argyle knitwear that covered the bum.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of bum
Verb
  • Engagement is often seen as a metric about sentiment that can be measured and tracked, but is treated as something employees bring—or fail to bring—to their jobs.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The country has no official state mechanism dedicated to tracking antisemitic incidents, leaving community organizations to document cases and prompting concerns that many experiences are never formally recorded.
    — Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of track
Noun
  • The supplier will still need to complete development, testing and certification before the seats enter production.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • For a company increasingly focused on taking humans out of the driver’s seat, the Roadster reminds us that driving can still be part of the attraction.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of seat
Verb
  • That output would provide substantial manufacturing capacity as the company pursues a higher flight rate.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Investigators with the Police Department’s investigations unit and Real Time Crime Center spent the next two days gathering evidence and pursuing leads, Gaines said.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026
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“Tail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tail. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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