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tree vs tail

tail vs tree

tree and tail both are nouns.

tree and tail both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tree Yes No Yes No
tail Yes No Yes No
As verbs, tail is a hypernym of tree; that is, tail is a word with a broader meaning than tree:
  • tree: chase an animal up a tree
  • tail: go after with the intent to catch
Other hypernyms of tree include chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, track, trail.
tree (noun) tail (noun)
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
a figure that branches from a single root 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
tree (verb) tail (verb)
stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree remove or shorten the tail of an animal
chase an animal up a tree remove the stalk of fruits or berries
plant with trees go after with the intent to catch
force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
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