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top vs tail

tail vs top

top and tail both are nouns.

top is an adjective but tail is not an adjective.

top and tail both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
top Yes Yes Yes No
tail Yes No Yes No
As verbs, tail is a hyponym of top; that is, tail is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than top:
  • top: cut the top off
  • tail: remove the stalk of fruits or berries
top (noun) tail (noun)
a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container) the rear part of a ship
a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance the rear part of an aircraft
a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
platform surrounding the head of a lower mast the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
the greatest possible intensity a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
the highest or uppermost side of anything any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
the upper part of anything the time of the last part of something
the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat
top (adjective) tail (adjective)
situated at the top or highest position
top (verb) tail (verb)
be the culminating event remove or shorten the tail of an animal
finish up or conclude remove the stalk of fruits or berries
cut the top off go after with the intent to catch
strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin
pass by, over, or under without making contact
reach or ascend the top of
provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)
be superior or better than some standard
be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point
be ahead of others; be the first
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