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- [teylz]
- /teɪlz/
- /teɪl/
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- [teylz]
- /teɪlz/
Definitions of tails word
- noun tails the limitation of an estate to a person and the person’s heirs or some particular class of such heirs. 1
- adjective tails limited to a specified line of heirs; entailed. 1
- verb with object tails Informal. to follow in order to hinder escape of or to observe: to tail a suspect. 1
- verb with object tails to form or furnish with a tail. 1
- verb with object tails to form or constitute the tail or end of (a procession, retinue, etc.). 1
- verb with object tails to terminate; come after or behind; follow like a tail. 1
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Origin of tails
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1675-85; tail1 + -s1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Tails
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tails popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tails usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tails
noun tails
- anorak — An anorak is a warm waterproof jacket, usually with a hood.
- cutaway — In a film or video, a cutaway or a cutaway shot is a picture that shows something different from the main thing that is being shown.
- duffle coat — a hooded overcoat of sturdy wool, usually knee-length and with frog fasteners.
- flogger — to beat with a whip, stick, etc., especially as punishment; whip; scourge.
- greatcoat — a heavy overcoat.
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