tails
IPA: tˈeɪɫz
noun
- The side of a coin that doesn't bear the picture of the head of state or similar.
- (mining) Tailings; waste.
- (alcohol production) Tailings, feints.
- (slang) Clipping of tailcoat. [A formal evening jacket with an extended back panel; a dress coat.]
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Examples of "tails" in Sentences
- Talking about thick tails is not the same as doomsaying.
- Where you hunt B-tails, is that in the dark, damp rainforrest?
- Anything with eyes, fins or tails is too realistic for me to swallow.
- He called tails the next ten times in a row, and each time it came up heads.
- Now, first of all, the concept of cutting off (and eating) mermaid tails is wildly arresting.
- Didn't realize that what we call the tails are getting fatter; risk coming from jumps increasing.
- By contrast, I think Arnold's fascination of late with "the tails" is a lot more in line with what will eventually win out in the way we think about markets.
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