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- [teyl]
- /teɪl/
- /ˈteɪllɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [teyl]
- /teɪl/
Definitions of tailless word
- noun tailless the limitation of an estate to a person and the person’s heirs or some particular class of such heirs. 1
- adjective tailless limited to a specified line of heirs; entailed. 1
- verb with object tailless Informal. to follow in order to hinder escape of or to observe: to tail a suspect. 1
- verb with object tailless to form or furnish with a tail. 1
- verb with object tailless to form or constitute the tail or end of (a procession, retinue, etc.). 1
- verb with object tailless to terminate; come after or behind; follow like a tail. 1
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Origin of tailless
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English tægl; cognate with Old Norse tagl horse's tail, Gothic tagl hair, Middle High German zagel tail, Middle Low German tagel rope-end
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Parts of speech for Tailless
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tailless popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
tailless usage trend in Literature
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adjective tailless
- acaudal — having no tail
Top questions with tailless
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