tail

The rounded top part of something, like a bone or tool

To follow someone closely and keep bothering them

A small, unimportant part that controls the whole thing

Beat someone by a lot

To keep doing the same task without getting anywhere

To feel very successful and have control of your life

A very short time that means something will happen soon

To waste time on busy work and make no progress

The last part of something, especially a period or event

A tail that is long and helps an animal or kite keep balance

A feather that grows on a bird's tail

The tail meat of a lobster that people eat

A deer with white fur under its tail

A small spinning blade at the tail of a helicopter that keeps it from spinning

A market where many rare items, each sold in small numbers, together make a large part of sales

A part that sticks out at the back of something like an animal's rear

Someone treated only for sex, not as a real person

A decorative metal piece on a car's rear that looks like a small wing

A tail that curves into a small spiral

The small bone at the very end of the spine

A vertical surface at the plane's tail that helps keep it steady in flight

A flat fin at a fish's rear used to push and steer it in water

A formal evening jacket for men with a short front and long tails at the back

The upright fin on a plane's tail that keeps it pointed straight

A tail moving from side to side to show happiness or excitement

A red light at the back of a car that shows it to drivers behind

A thin metal tool with a round taper used to smooth small round holes and curves

A long thin white cloud high in the sky that looks like a horse's tail

A strip attached to the end of a kite to keep it steady in the air

The rear part of a plane that helps it stay steady and turn

A plant that grows near water with long curved spikes of small white flowers

A tail design for an aircraft with four moving parts in an X shape that help control its direction

A flat surface at the tail of a plane that keeps the nose level and controls up-and-down movement

A tropical American plant with long, hanging stems and bright red flowers

A tall marsh plant with a brown sausage-shaped seed head and long flat leaves used for making mats and seats

A way of owning land that passes only to family and cannot be sold

A small brown and white moth whose caterpillars eat the leaves of fruit and shade trees

A large animal with sharp spines and a brush of stiff hairs at the end of its tail

A wild pigeon from western North America that is larger than city pigeons

A group of herbs that have a strong smell and live for many years

A small flying insect with a white furry body and a yellow tuft at the tail

A small brown tree shrew from Malaysia with a bare tail fringed by stiff hairs at the tip

A tropical plant with large bright leaves and a long showy flower spike

A large brown bird with long, pointed tail feathers that lives in open grasslands