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tail noun

  /teɪl/
  • The tail-end of an object, e.g. the rear of an aircraft's fuselage, containing the tailfin.
 staart, achtereinde, achterste, achterwerk, staartstuk, zitvlak
  • (typography) The lower loop of the letters in the Roman alphabet, as in g, q or y.
 staart
  • One who surreptitiously follows another.
 achtervolger
  • (chiefly, in the plural) The side of a coin not bearing the head; normally the side on which the monetary value of the coin is indicated; the reverse.
 munt

tails noun

  /teɪlz/
  • The side of a coin that doesn't bear the picture of the head of state or similar.
 munt

tailings noun

  • (mining) The waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing.
 afval

tail verb

  /teɪl/
  • To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded.
 beschatten, schaduwen

tailed adjective

  /teɪld/
  • (often, in combination) Having a tail.
 lul
heads or tails
kruis of munt, kop of munt
cat-o'-nine-tails
kat met negen staarten
cat o' nine tails
knoet
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