"tails" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /teɪlz/ Audio: En-au-tails.ogg
Rhymes: -eɪlz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} tails
  1. plural of tail Tags: form-of, plural Form of: tail
    Sense id: en-tails-en-noun-FAzpb-g6

Noun

IPA: /teɪlz/ Audio: En-au-tails.ogg
Rhymes: -eɪlz Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} tails
  1. (slang) Clipping of tailcoat. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang Alternative form of: tailcoat Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-tails-en-noun-CCG0W0J0 Disambiguation of Clothing: 4 31 0 28 28 9
  2. The side of a coin that doesn't bear the picture of the head of state or similar. Translations (side of coin): نَقْش (naqš) [masculine] (Arabic), كتابة (kitāba) [Gulf-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), نَقْش (naʔš) [North-Levantine-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), 背面 (bèimiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 反面 (fǎnmiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), munt (Dutch), klaava (Finnish), pile [feminine] (French), Zahl [feminine] (German), hiʻu (Hawaiian), פָּלִי (páli) [masculine] (Hebrew), írás (Hungarian), code (Italian), croce [feminine] (Italian), (ura) (alt: うら) (Japanese), пе́тка (pétka) [feminine] (Macedonian), reszka [feminine] (Polish), coroa [feminine] (Portuguese), ре́шка (réška) [feminine] (Russian), cruz [feminine] (Spanish), ceca [Argentina, feminine] (Spanish), águila [Mexico] (Spanish), klave [common-gender] (Swedish), ก้อย (gɔ̂i) (Thai), yazı (Turkish), mặt sấp (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-tails-en-noun-Sw7Tt-9n Disambiguation of 'side of coin': 4 82 9 6
  3. (mining) Tailings; waste. Categories (topical): Mining, Alcohol production, Clothing
    Sense id: en-tails-en-noun-qOlxfM-A Disambiguation of Alcohol production: 1 4 3 41 41 10 Disambiguation of Clothing: 4 31 0 28 28 9 Topics: business, mining
  4. (alcohol production) Tailings, feints. Categories (topical): Alcohol production, Clothing
    Sense id: en-tails-en-noun-k83tdAHv Disambiguation of Alcohol production: 1 4 3 41 41 10 Disambiguation of Clothing: 4 31 0 28 28 9

Verb

IPA: /teɪlz/ Audio: En-au-tails.ogg
Rhymes: -eɪlz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} tails
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tail Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: tail Categories (topical): Alcohol production
    Sense id: en-tails-en-verb-9FPcu~NA Disambiguation of Alcohol production: 1 4 3 41 41 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gulf Arabic translations, Terms with Hawaiian translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with North Levantine Arabic translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 11 16 15 14 43 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 5 18 7 8 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 7 17 12 11 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 5 18 8 8 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 3 11 9 23 23 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 2 8 16 12 13 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 9 12 13 13 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 1 8 14 13 14 50 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 8 15 10 10 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Gulf Arabic translations: 1 6 10 13 12 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Hawaiian translations: 4 11 13 14 14 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 5 8 11 19 17 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 8 16 11 13 13 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 2 6 14 10 11 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 2 7 16 11 12 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 8 9 12 13 14 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 3 8 12 18 18 41 Disambiguation of Terms with North Levantine Arabic translations: 1 6 9 12 11 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 3 9 11 20 21 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 8 10 12 14 15 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 7 16 11 12 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 7 15 10 11 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 3 10 13 14 14 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 8 9 11 17 17 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 3 10 13 14 14 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 8 9 12 12 13 47
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      "word": "背面"
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      "word": "klaava"
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      "sense": "side of coin",
      "word": "hiʻu"
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      "word": "code"
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      "word": "裏"
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      "sense": "side of coin",
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      "word": "coroa"
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      "word": "cruz"
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      "word": "ก้อย"
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "side of coin",
      "word": "mặt sấp"
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