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- [teyl-spin]
- /ˈteɪlˌspɪn/
- /ˈteɪl.spɪn/
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- [teyl-spin]
- /ˈteɪlˌspɪn/
Definitions of tailspin word
- noun tailspin spin (def 23). 1
- noun tailspin a sudden and helpless collapse into failure, confusion, or the like. 1
- verb without object tailspin to take or experience a sudden and dramatic downturn: After the mill closes, the local economy may tailspin. 1
- noun tailspin aircraft: downward spiral 1
- noun tailspin downward spiral, descent 1
- intransitive verb tailspin plummet, collapse 1
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Origin of tailspin
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15; tail1 + spin
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Parts of speech for Tailspin
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tailspin popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tailspin
noun tailspin
- cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- cave-in — a collapse, as of anything hollow: the worst cave-in in the history of mining.
- cavein — a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- descent — A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.
- drop-off — a vertical or very steep descent: The trail has a drop-off of several hundred feet.
Antonyms for tailspin
noun tailspin
- level — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
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