tail

tail (http://definr.com/tail)

     adj : (aeronautical) pertaining to the tail section of a plane
           [syn: tail(a)]
     n 1: the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially
          when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main
          part of the body
     2: the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this
        crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm" [syn: {fag
        end}, tail end]
     3: any projection that resembles the tail of an animal [syn: {tail
        end}]
     4: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on [syn: buttocks,
         nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can,
         fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior,
         prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, {tail
        end}, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny,
         ass]
     5: a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
        [syn: shadow, shadower]
     6: (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not
        bear the representation of a person's head [ant: head]
     7: the rear part of an aircraft [syn: tail assembly, empennage]
     8: the rear part of a ship [syn: stern, after part, quarter,
         poop]
     v 1: go after with the intent to catch [syn: chase, {chase
          after}, trail, tag, dog, go after, track]
     2: remove or shorten the tail of an animal [syn: dock, bob]
     3: remove the stalk of fruits or berries