(Chinese astronomy) A Chinese constellation coinciding with the tail of Scorpius, one of the 28 lunar mansions and the tail of Azure Dragon.

plural of tailing

(mining) The waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing. / (alcohol production) The feints, the last fraction of product obtained at the end of distillation.

present participle of tail

The act of following someone. / (architecture) The part of a projecting stone or brick inserted in a wall. / (obsolete) sexual intercourse

(of a person or other animal, or of clothing) Slatternly, untidy, unkempt.

Alternative spelling of hightail it.

To gradually subside or diminish; to tail away.

(intransitive) To gradually subside or diminish; to tail off.

The hindmost part of anything (a person, animal, or object), the rear end; the butt, buttocks; hindquarters, rump.