尾の名詞 - 定義、画像、発音と使用ノート

tail noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com Oxford logo Toggle navigation Redeem Upgrade Help Sign in Dictionaries Dictionaries home English American English Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammar home Practical English Usage Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta) Word Lists Word Lists home My Word Lists Topics Recent additions Resources Resources home Text Checker Sign in Dictionaries Dictionaries home English American English Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammar home Practical English Usage Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta) Word Lists Word Lists home My Word Lists Topics Recent additions Resources Resources home Text Checker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English American English Academic English Collocations Practical English Usage German-English English-German English American English Enter search text Definition of tail noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary tail noun /teɪl/ /teɪl/ Idioms jump to other results of bird/animal/fish enlarge image [countable] the part that sticks out at the back of the body of a bird, an animal or a fish, which the animal can move from side to side or up and down The dog ran up, wagging its tail. My dog loves to chase his tail. The male has beautiful tail feathers. It was black from its nose to the tip of its tail. Homophones tail | tale tail tale /teɪl/ /teɪl/ tail noun The peacock fans out its magnificent tail to attract females. tail verb A spy is sent to tail the family and find out everything they do. tale noun She told the children the tale of the tortoise and the hare. see also ponytail Topics Animals b1 , Birds b1 , Fish and shellfish b1 Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjective long short bushy … verb + tail flick swish thrash … tail + verb swish twitch wag … tail + noun bone feathers fin … phrases the tip of its/​his/​her tail See full entry Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English. -tailed ( in adjectives ) having the type of tail mentioned a white-tailed eagle More Like This Compound adjectives for physical characteristics Compound adjectives for physical characteristics -beaked -bellied -billed -blooded -bodied -cheeked -chested -eared -eyed -faced -fingered -footed -haired -handed -headed -hearted -hipped -lidded -limbed -mouthed -necked -nosed -skinned -tailed -throated -toothed of plane/spacecraft enlarge image [countable] the back part of a plane, spacecraft , etc. The plane's tail section had broken off. Topics Transport by air b1 Oxford Collocations Dictionary tail + noun section fin light … preposition at the tail phrases nose to tail See full entry back/end of something [countable] tail (of something) a part of something that sticks out at the back like a tail the tail of a kite Oxford Collocations Dictionary tail + noun section fin light … preposition at the tail phrases nose to tail See full entry [countable] tail (of something) the last part of something that is moving away from you the tail of the procession the truck at the tail of our convoy see also tail end Oxford Collocations Dictionary tail + noun section fin light … preposition at the tail phrases nose to tail See full entry jacket tails [plural] (informal) (also tailcoat [countable] ) a long jacket divided at the back below the waist into two pieces that become narrower at the bottom, worn by men at very formal events The men all wore top hat and tails. compare dinner jacket , morning coat see also coat-tails , shirt tail Topics Clothes and Fashion c2 side of coin tails [uncountable] the side of a coin that does not have a picture of the head of a person on it, used as one choice when a coin is tossed to decide something compare heads Topics Preferences and decisions c1 person who follows somebody [countable] (informal) a person who is sent to follow somebody secretly and find out information about where that person goes, what they do, etc. The police have put a tail on him . Word Origin Old English tæg(e)l , from a Germanic base meaning ‘hair, hairy tail’; related to Middle Low German tagel ‘twisted whip, rope's end’. The early sense of the verb (early 16th cent.) was ‘fasten to the back of something’. Idioms can’t make head nor/or tail of something to be unable to understand something I couldn't make head nor tail of what he was saying. chase your (own) tail (informal) to be very busy but in fact achieve very little Topics Difficulty and failure c2 heads or tails? used to ask somebody which side of a coin they think will be facing upwards when it is tossed in order to decide something by chance nose to tail (British English) if cars, etc. are nose to tail , they are moving slowly in a long line with little space between them The traffic was nose to tail for miles. Topics Transport by car or lorry c2 on somebody’s tail (informal) following behind somebody very closely, especially in a car There’s been a white van sitting on my tail for the past ten miles. a sting in the tail (informal) an unpleasant feature that comes at the end of a story, an event, etc. and makes it less good, successful, etc. the tail (is) wagging the dog used to describe a situation in which the most important aspect is being influenced and controlled by somebody/something that is not as important turn tail to run away from a fight or dangerous situation When they heard the sirens, they turned tail and ran. with your tail between your legs (informal) feeling ashamed or unhappy because you have been defeated or punished See tail in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary See tail in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English Check pronunciation: tail Other results All matches tail verb tail end noun tail off tail away tail back shirt tail noun tail light noun Blue Tail Fly tail ends tail lights tail off tail away tail back nose to tail chase your (own) tail a sting in the tail top and tail something the tail (is) wagging the dog with your tail between your legs can’t make head nor/or tail of something See more Phrasal verbs tail off tail away tail back Idioms nose to tail chase your (own) tail a sting in the tail top and tail something the tail (is) wagging the dog with your tail between your legs can’t make head nor/or tail of something See more Nearby words t'ai chi ch'uan noun taiga noun tail noun tail verb tail away phrasal verb antibody noun From the Topic Biology C2 Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day