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Tail Kuyruk Head Noun Countable Coin Person  /Teɪl  

Level B1 
Kind noun
Front tail 
IPA  /teɪl   / noun
Back kuyruk
Back 2

tail (noun)

 /teɪl   / noun
 
OF ANIMAL, BIRD
1 [countable]
the part at the end of the body of an animal, bird, fish, etc.
kuyruk
 The dog barked and wagged its tail.
 Peacocks have beautiful tail feathers.
OF PLANE
2 [countable]
the back part of an aircraft, etc.
 (uçak vb.) kuyruk
 the tail wing
JACKET
3 (tails)
[plural]
a man's formal coat that is short at the front but with a long, divided piece at the back, worn especially at weddings
frak
 The men all wore top hat and tails.
SIDE OF COIN
4 (tails)
[uncountable]
the side of a coin that does not have the head of a person on it
 (madeni para) yazı
 ‘We'll toss a coin to decide,’ said my father. ‘ Heads or tails (yazı mı tura mı)?’
 look at HEAD1 (6)
PERSON
5 [countable] (informal)
a person who is sent to follow sb secretly to get information about them
 (M) kuyruk
 The police have put a tail on him.
IDIOM
make head or tail of sth
to understand sth
anlamak, kavramak
 I can't make head or tail of this exercise.
 

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