Plural of tail
regular plural
The plural of tail is tails.
Forms of tail
| Singular | tail /ˈteɪ̯l/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | tails /teɪlz/ |
| Countable | usually uncountable |
Tails in a sentence
- Using a thin tapestry needle, weave the warp tails back into the fabric in a warpwise direction and trim off the excess.2026, Emily Barth, “Woolly Cocoon Bags”, in Handwoven, volume XLVII, number 1, page 37
- This vessel tails downstream.
- Some monkeys have prehensile tails which they use to pick things up.From the entry prehensile
- He arrived at the gala, dressed to the nines in his top hat and tails.From the entry dressed to the nines
- The puppies ran up to the girl, their tails all awag.From the entry awag
Meaning of tail
- noun The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
- noun An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails; a strand of material hanging from something.
- noun The back, last, lower, or inferior part of anything.
Questions about the plural of tail
- What is the plural of tail?
- The plural of tail is tails.
- Is tail countable?
- Tail is usually an uncountable noun; its plural is used for kinds or examples of it.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tail (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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