tail vs rattle

tail and rattle both are nouns.

tail and rattle both are verbs.

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

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

tail: the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
rattle: loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail

Other hyponyms of tail include brush, bob, bobtail, dock, caudal appendage, uropygium, oxtail, fluke, scut, flag.

tail (noun)	rattle (noun)
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body	loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail
the rear part of a ship	a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
the rear part of an aircraft	a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
(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)	rattle (verb)
remove or shorten the tail of an animal	shake and cause to make a rattling noise
remove the stalk of fruits or berries	make short successive sounds
go after with the intent to catch

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