jail 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
verb • lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
ail 3 1 verb, noun v, n noun • aromatic bulb used as seasoning
verb • be ill or unwell
• cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
bail 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
• the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial)
verb • release after a security has been paid
• deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period
• secure the release of (someone) by providing security
• empty (a vessel) by bailing
• remove (water) from a vessel with a container
blackmail 9 2 verb, noun v, n noun • extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
verb • exert pressure on someone through threats
• obtain through threats
cocktail 8 2 noun n noun • a short mixed drink
• an appetizer served as a first course at a meal
detail 6 2 verb, noun v, n noun • an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
• a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
• extended treatment of particulars
• a crew of workers selected for a particular task
• a temporary military unit
verb • provide details for
• assign to a specific task
email 5 2 verb, noun v, n noun • (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in
verb • communicate electronically on the computer
fail 4 1 verb, noun v, n verb • fail to do something; leave something undone
• be unsuccessful
• disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
• stop operating or functioning
• be unable
• judge unacceptable
• fail to get a passing grade
• fall short in what is expected
• become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close
• prove insufficient
• deteriorate
tail 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
• the time of the last part of something
• any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
• a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
• (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
• the rear part of an aircraft
• the rear part of a ship
verb • go after with the intent to catch
• remove or shorten the tail of an animal
• remove the stalk of fruits or berries
trail 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a track or mark left by something that has passed
• a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
• evidence pointing to a possible solution
verb • to lag or linger behind
• go after with the intent to catch
• move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly
• hang down so as to drag along the ground
• drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
avail 5 2 verb, noun v, n noun • a means of serving
verb • take advantage of
• be of use to, be useful to
• take or use
derail 6 2 verb v verb • cause to run off the tracks
• run off or leave the rails
doornail 8 2 noun n noun • a nail with a large head; formerly used to decorate doors
entail 6 2 verb v noun • land received by fee tail
• the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple
verb • have as a logical consequence
• impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
• limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs
fantail 7 2 noun n noun • an overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship
pail 4 1 noun n noun • a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
• the quantity contained in a pail
prevail 7 2 verb v verb • be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
• be valid, applicable, or true
• continue to exist
• prove superior
• use persuasion successfully
retail 6 2 verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj noun • the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale
adverb • at a retail price
verb • be sold at the retail level
• sell on the retail market
ringtail 8 2 noun n noun • raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
• North American raccoon
• monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl
• an immature golden eagle
shirttail 9 2 noun n noun • a brief addendum at the end of a newspaper article
• fabric forming the tail of a shirt
snail 5 1 noun n noun • freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
• edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic
toenail 7 2 noun n noun • the nail at the end of a toe
wail 4 1 verb v noun • a cry of sorrow and grief
verb • emit long loud cries
• cry weakly or softly
fingernail 10 3 noun n noun • the nail at the end of a finger
ponytail 8 3 noun n noun • a hair style that draws the hair back so that it hangs down in back of the head like a pony's tail
voicemail 9 3 noun n noun • a computerized system for answering and routing telephone calls; telephone messages can be recorded and stored and relayed
abigail 7 3 noun n airmail 7 2 verb, noun v, n noun • letters and packages that are transported by aircraft
• a system of conveying mail by aircraft
verb • send or transport by airmail
assail 6 2 verb v verb • attack someone physically or emotionally
• launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
• attack in speech or writing
bangtail 8 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun • a horse bred for racing
blacktail 9 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun • mule deer of western Rocky Mountains
bobtail 7 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun • a short or shortened tail of certain animals
• large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain
adjective satellite • having a short or shortened tail
coattail 8 2 verb, noun v, n noun • the loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist
contrail 8 2 noun n noun • an artificial cloud created by an aircraft; caused either by condensation due to the reduction in air pressure above the wing surface or by water vapor in the engine exhaust
curtail 7 2 verb v verb • place restrictions on
• terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
dovetail 8 2 verb, noun v, n noun • a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises
verb • fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail
fishtail 8 2 verb, noun v, n verb • slow down by moving the tail sideways
flail 5 1 verb v noun • an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing
verb • give a thrashing to; beat hard
• move like a flail; thresh about
foresail 8 2 noun n noun • the lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel
foxtail 7 2 noun n noun • grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes
greenmail 9 2 noun n noun • (corporation) the practice of purchasing enough shares in a firm to threaten a takeover and thereby forcing the owners to buy those shares back at a premium in order to stay in business
guardrail 9 2 noun n noun • a railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety
handrail 8 2 noun n noun • a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
hangnail 8 2 noun n noun • a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected
headsail 8 2 verb, noun v, n noun • any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel
hightail 8 2 verb v verb • retreat at full speed
hobnail 7 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun • a short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots
verb • supply with hobnails
horsetail 9 2 noun n noun • perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in Northern Hemisphere; some in Africa and South America
kail 4 1 noun n noun • a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
• coarse curly-leafed cabbage
mainsail 8 2 noun n noun • the lowermost sail on the mainmast
Show Top 100
or scroll down to see all results... Tip: By default, we will try to match rhymes with equal syllables. Use the filters above to narrow your search!