quest vs tail

quest and tail both are nouns.

quest and tail both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
quest	Yes	No	Yes	No
tail	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tail is a hypernym of quest; that is, tail is a word with a broader meaning than quest:

quest: search the trail of (game)
tail: go after with the intent to catch

Other hypernyms of quest include chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, track, trail.

quest (noun)	tail (noun)
the act of searching for something	the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria	the rear part of a ship
	the rear part of an aircraft
	(usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
	the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
	a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
	any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
	the time of the last part of something

quest (verb)	tail (verb)
seek alms, as for religious purposes	remove or shorten the tail of an animal
express the need or desire for	remove the stalk of fruits or berries
bark with prolonged noises, of dogs	go after with the intent to catch
search the trail of (game)
make a search (for)

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