āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
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āĻ˛ā§āĻ, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻ˛ā§āĻ
the part of the body of an animal, a bird or a fish that sticks out at the back, which can move
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
My friend 's lizard can detach its tail when threatened.
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻšā§āĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She slipped on the ice and landed on her tail with a yelp.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°āĻĢā§ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻš āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻļā§āĻˇ, āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻ āĻāĻļ
the time of the last part of something
04
āĻ˛ā§āĻ, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ
any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
05
āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻāĻļ, āĻ˛ā§āĻ
the rear part of a ship
06
āĻ˛ā§āĻ, āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻāĻļ
The rear section of an aircraft, comprising the horizontal and vertical stabilizers, essential for maintaining stability and control in flight
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The tail of the plane played a crucial role in keeping it stable during turbulence.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻ
āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ˛ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The tail of the coin featured a national emblem.
āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
08
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻ§āĻ°
a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
09
āĻ˛ā§āĻ, āĻŦāĻā§ā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŖā§āĻĄā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻ āĻāĻļ
the bottom edge of the book's pages or the lower part of the book's spine
to tail
01
āĻĒāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to follow closely with the aim of catching or observing
Transitive: to tail sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Paparazzi photographers often tail celebrities to capture exclusive photos of their daily lives.
āĻĒāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĢāĻā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĢāĻžāĻ°āĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ¸āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
02
āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž
to cut off the tail of an animal
Transitive: to tail an animal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Farmers often tail lambs shortly after birth as a standard practice in sheep husbandry.
āĻŽā§āĻˇāĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻˇāĻāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻļāĻ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
03
āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž
to cut off the stalks or ends of fruits or vegetables as part of the preparation process
Transitive: to tail a fruit or vegetable
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The recipe instructed the cook to tail the green beans before blanching them for the stir-fry.
āĻ°ā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ°-āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻŦā§āĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to drive closely behind another car, typically in a way that may be considered aggressive or dangerous
Disapproving
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Stop tailing me, it âs making me uncomfortable!
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨, āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ
āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻā§!
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
tailless
taillike
tail
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
