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back vs tail

tail vs back

back and tail both are nouns.

back is an adjective but tail is not an adjective.

back and tail both are verbs.

back is an adverb but tail is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
back Yes Yes Yes Yes
tail Yes No Yes No
As nouns, tail is a hyponym of back; that is, tail is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than back:
  • back: the side that goes last or is not normally seen
  • tail: the rear part of a ship
Other hyponyms of back include after part, poop, quarter, stern, empennage, tail assembly.
back (noun) tail (noun)
(American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
the side that goes last or is not normally seen the rear part of a ship
a support that you can lean against while sitting the rear part of an aircraft
the part of a garment that covers the back of your body (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer the time of the last part of something
(football) a person who plays in the backfield
back (adjective) tail (adjective)
related to or located at the back
of an earlier date
located at or near the back of an animal
back (verb) tail (verb)
establish as valid or genuine remove or shorten the tail of an animal
strengthen by providing with a back or backing remove the stalk of fruits or berries
shift to a counterclockwise direction go after with the intent to catch
place a bet on
travel backward
cause to travel backward
support financial backing for
be behind; approve of
give support or one's approval to
be in back of
back (adverb) tail (adverb)
at or to or toward the back or rear
in or to or toward a past time
in repayment or retaliation
in or to or toward a former location
in or to or toward an original condition
in reply
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