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1. high-tail
verb. retreat at full speed.
Synonyms
- flee
- take flight
Antonyms
- increase
- dry fly
- wet fly
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Rhymes with Tail Feather
- merriweather
- get-together
- altogether
- birdfeather
- together
- whether
- grether
- weather
- tether
- sether
- raether
- nether
- leather
- heather
Sentences with tail-feather
1. Noun Phrase
Eagle feathers, especially the 12 tail feathers, were significant to the Cherokee.
2. Noun Phrase
Only great warriors or medicine men were allowed to possess or carry golden eagle tail feathers.
3. Noun Phrase
These feathers were taken from the area directly beneath the tail feathers of a hawk or an eagle.
4. Noun Phrase
The peacock is well known for its beautiful tail feathers.
2. feather
noun. ['ˈfɛðɝ'] the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds.
Synonyms
- quill
- ceratin
- vane
- contour feather
- marabou
- quill feather
- bird
- calamus
- body covering
- plume
- plumage
- melanin
- down feather
- hackle
- bastard wing
- aftershaft
- shaft
- down
- keratin
- web
- spurious wing
- animal material
- alula
- pinion
- flight feather
Antonyms
- disarrange
- worsen
- ascending
- high
Etymology
- fether (Middle English (1100-1500))
- feþer (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. feather
verb. ['ˈfɛðɝ'] join tongue and groove, in carpentry.
Synonyms
- conjoin
Antonyms
- differentiate
- dedifferentiate
Etymology
- fether (Middle English (1100-1500))
- feþer (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. feather
verb. ['ˈfɛðɝ'] turn the paddle; in canoeing.
Synonyms
- square
Antonyms
- raised
- safe
Etymology
- fether (Middle English (1100-1500))
- feþer (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. feather
noun. ['ˈfɛðɝ'] turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls.
Synonyms
- rowing
- feathering
- row
- rotary motion
Antonyms
- carinate
- underdress
- dress down
- undercharge
Etymology
- fether (Middle English (1100-1500))
- feþer (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. feather
verb. ['ˈfɛðɝ'] turn the oar, while rowing.
Synonyms
- row
Antonyms
- lowland
- rising
Etymology
- fether (Middle English (1100-1500))
- feþer (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. tail
noun. ['ˈteɪl'] the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body.
Synonyms
- dock
- bobtail
- rattle
- brush
- vertebrate
- oxtail
- process
- bob
- caudal appendage
- scut
- craniate
- uropygium
- outgrowth
- flag
- fluke
Antonyms
- antecedent
- natural elevation
- top
- side
Etymology
- tail (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. tail
noun. ['ˈteɪl'] the time of the last part of something.
Synonyms
- tail end
- ending
- end
Antonyms
- beginning
- up
- lie
- stand
Etymology
- tail (Middle English (1100-1500))
9. tail
noun. ['ˈteɪl'] any projection that resembles the tail of an animal.
Synonyms
- tail end
Antonyms
- work
- superior
Etymology
- tail (Middle English (1100-1500))
10. tail
noun. ['ˈteɪl'] the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.
Synonyms
- ass
- fundament
- trunk
- posterior
- butt
- bottom
- derriere
- rear end
- can
- keister
- buttocks
- rump
- prat
- backside
- hindquarters
- stern
- body
- torso
- fanny
- tooshie
- hind end
- buns
- rear
- arse
- tush
- bum
- behind
- nates
- tail end
- seat
Antonyms
- unbreakableness
- softness
- thick
- porosity
Etymology
- tail (Middle English (1100-1500))