spy vs tail

spy and tail both are nouns.

spy and tail both are verbs.

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

As nouns, tail is a hyponym of spy; that is, tail is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than spy:

spy: a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people
tail: a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

Other hyponyms of spy include snoop, snooper, shadow, shadower.

spy (noun)	tail (noun)
(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors	the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people	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

spy (verb)	tail (verb)
secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage	remove or shorten the tail of an animal
watch, observe, or inquire secretly	remove the stalk of fruits or berries
catch sight of	go after with the intent to catch
catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes

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