tail
/ˈteɪ̯l/ adjective C2- Limited; abridged; reduced; curtailed. · estate tail
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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She ate a hearty breakfast, and watched a wee Munchkin baby, who played with Toto and pulled his tail and crowed and laughed in a way that greatly amused Dorothy.
“I know it,” returned the Lion, wiping a tear from his eye with the tip of his tail.
I think I can swim to the shore and pull the raft after me, if you will only hold fast to the tip of my tail.”
So he sprang into the water, and the Tin Woodman caught fast hold of his tail.
Other matches
- tail The caudal appendage of an animal that is attac... B2
- tail To hold by the end C2
- tail Limitation of inheritance to certain heirs. C2
- tail away To gradually subside or diminish.
- tail down To stabilize a corbel by laying back bricks fir...
- tail in To fasten by one of the ends into a wall or som...
- tail off To gradually subside or diminish.
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