8-letter words ending in AIL

8-letter words 29

• cocktaila short mixed drink
• ponytaila hair style that draws the hair back so that it hangs down in back of the head like a pony's tail
• hightailleave as fast as possible
• doornaila nail with a large head; formerly used to decorate doors
• monoraila railway having a single track
• mainsailthe lowermost sail on the mainmast
• ringtailraccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
• handraila railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
• hangnaila loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected
• foresailthe lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel
• dovetaila mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises
• fishtailslow down by moving the tail sideways
• contrailan 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
• staysaila fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts)
• coattailthe loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist
• headsailany sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel
• bangtaila horse bred for racing
• whiptailany of numerous very agile and alert New World lizards
• ducktail
• graymail
• horntail
• taffrailthe railing around the stern of a ship
• stunsail
• aventaila medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck
• brantail
• bucktail
• moonsail
• reassailassail again
• treenaila wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast