Phrase Hound found 305 phrases and 345 compound words that contain tail. The most common are listed below. Open tail in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 305
- tail endThe hindmost part of anything (a person, animal, or object), the rear end; the butt, buttocks; hindquarters, rump.
- top and tailThe top and bottom of something.
- long tailSales made for less usual goods within a very large choice, which can return a profit through reduced marketing and distribution costs.
- tail lightsplural of tail light: One of a pair of red lights mounted on the rear of a vehicle, so it can be seen from the rear at night.
- fat tailA mass of fat stored in the rump of a beast as an adaptation to heat and harsh environmental conditions or selection by man.
- tail lightAlternative form of taillight: One of a pair of red lights mounted on the rear of a vehicle, so it can be seen from the rear at night.
- tail riskThe probability that the value of something will fall more than three standard deviations (-3σ) below the mean; an extreme risk.
- coat-tailAlternative form of coattail: The flap at the back of a coat that hangs down, sometimes below the waist.
- fee tailAn estate in land in common law in which the land is inherited, but cannot be sold, devised by will, or otherwise alienated by the owner, but which passes by operation of law to the owner's heirs upon his death.
- tail callA function call that is itself the last instruction in a function.
- e-tailSynonym of e-tailing (“retail business via electronic media”)
- tail eventan event associated with a given infinite sequence Y=y_k|k>k_0 that is determined by any subsequence of the form Y_n=y_k|k>n,n>k_0 (a "tail" of that sequence)
- tiger tailAn orange-flavoured ice cream with black licorice swirl.
- dove-tailAlternative form of dovetail: The tail of a dove (family Columbidae); also, something having the shape of a dove's tail.
- T-tailA type of aircraft that has the horizontal stabilizer situated atop, or near the top of, the vertical stabilizer.
- tail lampAlternative spelling of taillamp: A taillight.
- whale tailAn unintentional display of a thong above the waistband of trousers etc.
- turn tailTo turn away from someone or something, in preparation for running away; to reverse direction; to leave or flee.
- tail gunnerOne who operates the gun or guns in the tail of a military aircraft, usually a bomber.
- tail between one's legsDefeated; in a cowardly or miserable manner.
- pony tailAlternative form of ponytail: A hairstyle where the hair is pulled back and tied into a single "tail" which hangs down behind the head.
- tail recursionThe technique of writing a function so that recursive calls are only done immediately before function return, particularly when recursive control structures are used in place of iterative ones.
- fees tailplural of fee tail: An estate in land in common law in which the land is inherited, but cannot be sold, devised by will, or otherwise alienated by the owner, but which passes by operation of law to the owner's heirs upon his death.
- fish-tailAlternative spelling of fishtail: The tail of a fish, or an object resembling this.
- heavy tailFat tail.
Compound words 345
- tailgateA hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading.
- dovetailThe tail of a dove (family Columbidae); also, something having the shape of a dove's tail.
- ponytailA hairstyle where the hair is pulled back and tied into a single "tail" which hangs down behind the head.
- horsetailA tail of a horse.
- pigtailThe tail of a pig.
- taillightOne of a pair of red lights mounted on the rear of a vehicle, so it can be seen from the rear at night.
- swallowtailThe forked tail of a swallow.
- wagtailAny of various small passerine birds, principally of genus Motacilla, of the Old World, notable for their long tails.
- cattailAny of several perennial herbs, of the genus Typha, that have long flat leaves, and grow in marshy places.
- cottontailA rabbit of any of various species in genus Sylvilagus.