tail

/teɪl/

nounverbtail

A dog’s TAIL can WAG—both words have A-I in the middle: t-AI-l.

Yes, it's tail. Remember the vowel team AI says the long A sound: t + ai + l.

Definitions

  1. nounThe part that sticks out from the back of an animal’s body (like a dog’s or cat’s), often used for balance or movement.
  2. nounThe back end of something; the last part of a line or group.
  3. verbTo follow closely behind someone or something.

Examples

  • The dog wagged its tail when it saw me.
  • We stood at the tail of the line to buy tickets.
  • A reporter tried to tail the suspect through downtown.

Synonyms

followtrailtrackpursueend

Antonyms

leadfront

Translations

ES colaPT caudaFR queue

Common misspellings

taltaleteiltailltayltaeltail tial

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