tail
The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails.
The back, last, lower, or inferior part of anything.
The feathers attached to the pygostyle of a bird.
The tail-end of any object.
The rear structure of an aircraft, the empennage.
The visible stream of dust and gases blown from a comet by the solar wind.
The latter part of a time period or event, or (collectively) persons or objects represented in this part.
The part of a distribution most distant from the mode.
One who surreptitiously follows another.
Thesaurus
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing