tail in Kashmiri कॉशुर
tail in Sindhi سنڌي
tail in English
- tail⇄adj. limited as to tenure by an entail.
- tail⇄adj. taillike.
- tail⇄adj. 1. at the tail, back, or rear.
2. coming from behind.
Ex. a tail wind. - tail⇄expr. at the tail of, following.
Ex. She ... had ... come to Morocco at the tail of a Spanish embassy (Hall Caine). - tail⇄expr. on one's tail, (Informal.) follwing closely; on one's heels.
Ex. One motorist ... said: ""Lorries were travelling right on my tail, flashing their lights and blaring their horns to try to make me go faster ..."" (London Times). - tail⇄expr. tail of one's eye, the outside corner of one's eye.
Ex. Mrs. Westropp watched him with the tail of her eye as she talked to Lady Trevor (James Payn). - tail⇄expr. tail off, (Informal.)
a. to run away.
Ex. He ducked his head; made a slouching bow; tailed off to his pigs (Francis E. Paget).
b. to come gradually to an end; peter out.
Ex. South Africa's gold and mineral bonanza is begin - tail⇄expr. tails, (Informal.)
a. the reverse side of a coin.
Ex. heads or tails.
b. Also, tail coat. a coat with long tails, worn on formal occasions.
Ex. The groom wore tails and a top hat.
c. full dress.
Ex. The party - tail⇄expr. turn tail, to run away, as from danger or trouble; retreat or flee.
Ex. The wolves turned tail (Daniel Defoe). You are going to turn tail on your former principles (E. S. Barrett). - tail⇄expr. twist the lion's tail. See under lion.
- tail⇄expr. with one's tail between one's legs, afraid, humiliated, or dejected.
Ex. We shall have you back here very soon ... with your tail between your legs (William E. Norris). - tail⇄noun the limitation of an inheritance or title to one's lineal descendants or to a specified line of heirs; entail.
Ex. an estate in tail male. - tail⇄noun 1. the part of an animal's body that sticks out beyond the back of the main part. Rabbits have very short tails. Mice have long tails.
Ex. My dog wags his tail.
2. some thing, part, or appendage like an animal's tail.
Ex. to write - tail⇄tail (1), noun, verb, adjective.
- tail⇄tail (2), noun, adjective.
(Law.) - tail⇄v.i. 1. to form a tail, especially to move in a file.
Ex. Some of the children tailed after the parade.
2a. to occur less and less; gradually stop; diminish; subside; die away.
Ex. The protests tailed off into only an occasional mutter - tail⇄v.t. 1. to form the tail of; follow close behind.
2. to furnish with any kind of tail.
3. (Slang.) to follow closely and secretly, especially in order to watch or prevent escaping.
4. to fasten (timber) by an end in, into, or on a wa