tailbone
English
/ˈteɪlˌbəʊn/, /ˈteɪlˌboʊn/
noun
Definitions
- (informal) The final fused vertebrae at the base of the spine; the coccyx.
Etymology
Compound from English tail + English bone.
Origin
English
bone
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Tailgate English
- anklebone English
- armbone English
- astrotail English
- backbone English
- bangtail English
- barebone English
- beavertail English
- betail English
- blacktail English
- bladebone English
- bluetail English
- boattail English
- bobtail English
- bonable English
- bone English
- boneache English
- bonebed English
- bonedigger English
- bonedog English
- bonedome English
- bonefish English
- bonefolder English
- bonehead English
- boneheaded English
- bonehouse English
- bonejarring English
- boneless English
- bonelet English
- bonelike English
- boner English
- boneseed English
- boneseeker English
- boneset English
- bonesetter English
- bonesetting English
- boneshaker English
- boneshaking English
- boneyard English
- bonfire English
- bony English
- brantail English
- breakbone English
- breastbone English
- bristletail English
- broadtail English
- browbone English
- bucktail English
- catstail English
- cattail English
- cheekbone English
- chickenboner English
- coattail English
- collarbone English
- cottontail English
- cowtail English
- cross-tail English
- culvertail English
- cuttlebone English
- de-tail English
- debone English
- dogbone English
- dovetail English
- drabble-tail English
- draggle-tail English
- dragonbone English
- ducktail English
- earbone English
- fantail English
- featherbone English
- feathertail English
- filetail English
- fingerbone English
- firetail English
- fishbone English
- fishtail English
- flagtail English
- flickertail English
- flufftail English
- footbone English
- forcepstail English
- forktail English
- foxtail English
- freetail English
- goldentail English
- goldtail English
- greenbone English
- hairtail English
- hambone English
- hardtail English
- heelbone English
- heliotail English
- herringbone English
- hightail English
- hightail it English
- horntail English
- horsetail English
- intrabone English
- jawbone English
- jollytail English
- kicktail English
- knitbone English
- knucklebone English
- legbone English
- longtail English
- looptail English
- lyretail English
- magnetotail English
- marrowbone English
- metaltail English
- mousetail English
- neckbone English
- needletail English
- nonbone English
- oxtail English
- pentail English
- pigtail English
- pintail English
- ploughtail English
- plowtail English
- pseudotail English
- quaketail English
- rattail English
- redbone English
- redtail English
- ridgebone English
- ring-tailed English
- ringbone English
- ringtail English
- roostertail English
- roughtail English
- rubytail English
- scaletail English
- scissorstail English
- scissortail English
- sharebone English
- sharptail English
- shavetail English
- sheartail English
- shieldtail English
- shinbone English
- shirttail English
- shorttail English
- shoulder bone English
- sidebone English
- silktail English
- silvertail English
- singletail English
- skullbone English
- spadebone English
- spadetail English
- spatuletail English
- spiketail English
- spindletail English
- spinetail English
- sprigtail English
- springtail English
- squaretail English
- squirreltail English
- stifftail English
- streamertail English
- stubtail English
- swallowtail English
- swingletail English
- swingtail English
- swordtail English
- tagtail English
- tail English
- tail end English
- tail-pole English
- tail-shedding English
- tailable English
- tailache English
- tailback English
- tailbeat English
- tailblock English
- tailboard English
- tailbud English
- tailcoat English
- tailcord English
- tailcuff English
- tailcup English
- taildragger English
- tailed English
- tailend English
- tailer English
- tailfan English
- tailfeather English
- tailfin English
- tailflip English
- tailflipping English
- tailgate English
- tailgroup English
- tailgut English
- tailhead English
- tailhole English
- tailhook English
- tailism English
- taillamp English
- tailless English
- taillight English
- taillike English
- tailmost English
- tailnumber English
- tailpiece English
- tailpin English
- tailpipe English
- tailplane English
- tailpole English
- tailrace English
- tailride English
- tailshield English
- tailsitter English
- tailslide English
- tailspin English
- tailspot English
- tailstand English
- tailstock English
- tailstrike English
- tailswing English
- tailward English
- tailwater English
- tailwheel English
- tailwhip English
- tapertail English
- tapetail English
- thighbone English
- thistletail English
- thorntail English
- tripletail English
- trundletail English
- turntail English
- twintail English
- unbone English
- underbone English
- undertail English
- veiltail English
- wagtail English
- wedgetail English
- whalebone English
- whiptail English
- white-tailed hawk English
- whitetail English
- wishbone English
- wristbone English
- yellow bone English
- yellowtail English
- bon Middle English
- tail Middle English
- bom Volapük
- bun Tok Pisin
- teil Kriol
- bon Torres Strait Creole
- bone
- tail
- bony
- boner
- tailed
- unbone
- debone
- tailer
- oxtail
- betail
- rattail
- bobtail
- earbone
- jawbone
- wagtail
- tailgut
- tailpin
- tailend
- boneset
- armbone
- tailism
- tailcup
- redtail
- cattail
- pintail
- tailfan
- bonelet
- bonedog
- bonable
- nonbone
- fantail
- pigtail
- tagtail
- de-tail
- foxtail
- tailbud
- redbone
- pentail
- cowtail
- dogbone
- hambone
- legbone
- bonebed
- tailfin
- bonfire
- tailgate
- taillamp
- tailflip
- whiptail
- taillike
- brantail
- flagtail
- tailache
- hairtail
- tailwhip
- tailhook
- rubytail
- silktail
- neckbone
- wishbone
- forktail
- heelbone
- fishtail
- stubtail
- horntail
- Tailgate
- tapetail
- ducktail
- tailbeat
- veiltail
- bucktail
- tailcuff
- boneseed
- bonelike
- shinbone
- ringtail
- backbone
- ringbone
- tailcoat
- fishbone
- tailhole
- bonedome
- tailcord
- turntail
- tailmost
- firetail
- sidebone
- tailhead
- freetail
- bonefish
- tailable
- bangtail
- coattail
- knitbone
- lyretail
- plowtail
- footbone
- tailrace
- tailback
- boattail
- tailless
- goldtail
- dovetail
- looptail
- catstail
- boneless
- barebone
- tail end
- browbone
- twintail
- kicktail
- boneache
- hightail
- tailspot
- tailride
- hardtail
- tailward
- bonehead
- filetail
- boneyard
- tailspin
- longtail
- bluetail
- tailpipe
- tailpole
- tailblock
- whalebone
- anklebone
- flufftail
- broadtail
- spinetail
- metaltail
- tapertail
- sharptail
- quaketail
- sheartail
- shirttail
- horsetail
- spadetail
- blacktail
- shavetail
- undertail
- bonehouse
- wristbone
- stifftail
- tailwheel
- cheekbone
- jollytail
- swordtail
- shorttail
- heliotail
- bladebone
- breakbone
- ridgebone
- tailswing
- tailstand
- thighbone
- intrabone
- mousetail
- wedgetail
- tailstock
- scaletail
- greenbone
- tailslide
- tailpiece
- spiketail
- whitetail
- tail-pole
- skullbone
- tailwater
- tailboard
- spadebone
- sprigtail
- tailgroup
- sharebone
- taillight
- underbone
- roughtail
- tailplane
- thorntail
- swingtail
- astrotail
- shieldtail
- tailstrike
- yellowtail
- collarbone
- squaretail
- marrowbone
- cottontail
- bonedigger
- boneshaker
- singletail
- cuttlebone
- tailshield
- dragonbone
- beavertail
- pseudotail
- ploughtail
- tripletail
- fingerbone
- boneseeker
- goldentail
- boneheaded
- breastbone
- bonefolder
- culvertail
- bonesetter
- tailsitter
- silvertail
- needletail
- cross-tail
- tailnumber
- springtail
- swallowtail
- featherbone
- spatuletail
- taildragger
- feathertail
- bristletail
- magnetotail
- hightail it
- bonejarring
- yellow bone
- tailfeather
- ring-tailed
- trundletail
- thistletail
- scissortail
- herringbone
- forcepstail
- spindletail
- roostertail
- bonesetting
- boneshaking
- knucklebone
- swingletail
- flickertail
- chickenboner
- drabble-tail
- draggle-tail
- streamertail
- squirreltail
- tailflipping
- scissorstail
- tail-shedding
- shoulder bone
- white-tailed hawk