Cases of word usage

1) a heavenly body (looking like a star with a bright center) and a less bright tail that moves round the Sun (comet)

2) a wild animal of the dog family, with red fur and a bushy tail (fox)

3) the body of a plane (to which the engine(s), wings and tail are fitted) (fuselage)

4) (in stories) a woman with a fish's tail in place of legs (mermaid)

5) a kind of large male bird noted for its long tail feathers (peacock)

6) a large wing or tail feather; a long spine of a porcupine (quill)

7) (the fur from) a kind of small animal with a bushy tail (sable)

8) a small creature of the spider group with a poisonous sting in its long, jointed tail (scorpion)

9) to move the body through water by using arms, legs, tail etc (swim)

10) to throw (something); to move (the head, tail etc) quickly; to throw (a coin) up to decide something according to which side it falls on (toss)