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Tailed

/teɪld/

To follow and observe surreptitiously.

📖 Definitions of "Tailed"

verb
  1. 1

    To follow and observe surreptitiously.

    "Tail that car!"

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

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

    "This vessel tails downstream."

  4. 4

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

adjective
  1. 1

    (often in combination) Having a tail.

    "There are several tailed species of mammals."

  2. 2

    Of certain butterflies, having one or more filamentous projections on the tornal section of each hind wing.

🔄 Synonyms of "Tailed"

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WordDefinition
caudatenoun(zoology) Having a tail.
caudatedHaving a tail, or a termination resembling a tail; caudate.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tailed"

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WordDefinition
caudatenoun(zoology) Having a tail.
caudatedHaving a tail, or a termination resembling a tail; caudate.
godwitnounAny of four species of long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limosa, of the family Scolopacidae.
swallowverb(transitive) To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.
forknounAny of several types of pronged (tined) tools (physical tools), as follows:
ringnoun(physical) A solid object in the shape of a circle.
wedgenounOne of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.
trackedMounted on tracks.
taggedHaving a tag; labeled.
goneAway, having left.
follow-upnounA subsidiary action taken in response to an event.
boltedfirmly fastened or secured against opening
ensuedverb(intransitive) To occur afterwards, as a result or effect.
followedverb(ambitransitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
godwitsnounAny of four species of long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limosa, of the family Scolopacidae.
spuna 2002 American black comedy crime drama film directed by Jonas Åkerlund from an original screenplay by William De Los Santos and Creighton Vero, based on three days of De Los Santos's life in the Eugene, Oregon drug subculture.
trailedverb(transitive) To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
pursueda 1947 American Western film noir directed by Raoul Walsh with cinematography by James Wong Howe, written by Niven Busch, and starring Teresa Wright and Robert Mitchum.
doggedstubbornly persevering, steadfast
shadowed(heraldry) Depicted with shading, as if showing areas in shadow.

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