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tail vs X-tail

X-tail vs tail

tail and X-tail both are nouns.

tail is a verb but X-tail is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tail Yes No Yes No
X-tail Yes No No No
As nouns, X-tail is a hyponym of tail; that is, X-tail is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tail:
  • tail: the rear part of an aircraft
  • X-tail: an unconventional arrangement of the tail control surfaces that replaces the traditional fin and horizontal surfaces with four surfaces set in an X-shaped configuration when viewed from the front or rear of the aircraft.
tail (noun) X-tail (noun)
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body an unconventional arrangement of the tail control surfaces that replaces the traditional fin and horizontal surfaces with four surfaces set in an X-shaped configuration when viewed from the front or rear of the aircraft.
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
tail (verb) X-tail (verb)
remove or shorten the tail of an animal
remove the stalk of fruits or berries
go after with the intent to catch
Difference between tail and X-tail

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