tail
US /teɪl/
Definition
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The dog wagged its tail happily when its owner came home.
Word Family
NounNoun
tail gốc
tailing
VerbVerb
tail gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- rearthe back of a military formation or procession
- endeither extremity of something that has length
Collocations
- Easy dog tailto dog tail, meaning to go after with the intent to catch
- Medium tail end of the quarterly production cycleto tail end of the quarterly production cycle, meaning to go after with the intent to catch
- Hard fat tail risk in financial portfolio modelingto fat tail risk in financial portfolio modeling, meaning to make fat or plump
- Very Hard tail wagging the dog in strategic governanceto tail wagging the dog in strategic governance, meaning to go after with the intent to catch
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