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Phonetic: "/teɪl/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus.

Example: Most primates have a tail and fangs.

Definition: An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails.

Definition: The back, last, lower, or inferior part of anything.

Definition: The feathers attached to the pygostyle of a bird.

Definition: The tail-end of an object, e.g. the rear of an aircraft's fuselage, containing the tailfin.

Definition: The rear structure of an aircraft, the empennage.

Definition: The visible stream of dust and gases blown from a comet by the solar wind.

Definition: The latter part of a time period or event, or (collectively) persons or objects represented in this part.

Definition: The part of a distribution most distant from the mode; as, a long tail.

Definition: One who surreptitiously follows another.

Definition: The lower order of batsmen in the batting order, usually specialist bowlers.

Definition: The lower loop of the letters in the Roman alphabet, as in g, q or y.

Definition: (chiefly in the plural) The side of a coin not bearing the head; normally the side on which the monetary value of the coin is indicated; the reverse.

Definition: All the last terms of a sequence, from some term on.

Definition: The buttocks or backside.

Definition: The penis of a person or animal.

Definition: Sexual intercourse.

Example: I'm gonna get me some tail tonight.

Definition: (kayaking) The stern; the back of the kayak.

Definition: A train or company of attendants; a retinue.

Definition: The distal tendon of a muscle.

Definition: A filamentous projection on the tornal section of each hind wing of certain butterflies.

Definition: A downy or feathery appendage of certain achens, formed of the permanent elongated style.

Definition: A portion of an incision, at its beginning or end, which does not go through the whole thickness of the skin, and is more painful than a complete incision; called also tailing.

Definition: One of the strips at the end of a bandage formed by splitting the bandage one or more times.

Definition: A rope spliced to the strap of a block, by which it may be lashed to anything.

Definition: The part of a note which runs perpendicularly upward or downward from the head; the stem.

Definition: A tailing.

Definition: The bottom or lower portion of a member or part such as a slate or tile.

Definition: A tailcoat.

Phonetic: "/teɪl/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To follow and observe surreptitiously.

Example: Tail that car!

Definition: To hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with in or into

Definition: To swing with the stern in a certain direction; said of a vessel at anchor.

Example: This vessel tails downstream.

Definition: To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded.

Definition: To pull or draw by the tail.

Phonetic: "/pəʊst/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.

Example: ram a post into the ground

Definition: A stud; a two-by-four.

Definition: A pole in a battery.

Definition: A long, narrow piece inserted into a root canal to provide retention for a crown.

Definition: (chiefly a cappella) A prolonged final melody note, among moving harmony notes.

Definition: A printing paper size measuring 19.25 inches x 15.5 inches.

Definition: A goalpost.

Definition: A location on a basketball court near the basket.

Definition: The doorpost of a victualler's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt.

Phonetic: "/pəʊst/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To hang (a notice) in a conspicuous manner for general review.

Example: Post no bills.

Definition: To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation.

Example: to post someone for cowardice

Definition: To carry (an account) from the journal to the ledger.

Definition: To inform; to give the news to; to make acquainted with the details of a subject; often with up.

Definition: To pay (a blind).

Example: Since Jim was new to the game, he had to post $4 in order to receive a hand.

Definition: To put content online, usually through a publicly accessible mean, such as a video channel, gallery, message board, blog etc.