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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOBTAIL

From bob² + tail1.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BOBTAIL

bobtail  [ˈbɒbˌteɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOBTAIL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bobtail is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bobtail in English.

WHAT DOES BOBTAIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bobtail in the English dictionary

The first definition of bobtail in the dictionary is a docked or diminutive tail. Other definition of bobtail is an animal with such a tail. Bobtail is also having the tail cut short.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BOBTAIL

PRESENT

Present
I bobtail
you bobtail
he/she/it bobtails
we bobtail
you bobtail
they bobtail
Present continuous
I am bobtailing
you are bobtailing
he/she/it is bobtailing
we are bobtailing
you are bobtailing
they are bobtailing
Present perfect
I have bobtailed
you have bobtailed
he/she/it has bobtailed
we have bobtailed
you have bobtailed
they have bobtailed
Present perfect continuous
I have been bobtailing
you have been bobtailing
he/she/it has been bobtailing
we have been bobtailing
you have been bobtailing
they have been bobtailing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I bobtailed
you bobtailed
he/she/it bobtailed
we bobtailed
you bobtailed
they bobtailed
Past continuous
I was bobtailing
you were bobtailing
he/she/it was bobtailing
we were bobtailing
you were bobtailing
they were bobtailing
Past perfect
I had bobtailed
you had bobtailed
he/she/it had bobtailed
we had bobtailed
you had bobtailed
they had bobtailed
Past perfect continuous
I had been bobtailing
you had been bobtailing
he/she/it had been bobtailing
we had been bobtailing
you had been bobtailing
they had been bobtailing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will bobtail
you will bobtail
he/she/it will bobtail
we will bobtail
you will bobtail
they will bobtail
Future continuous
I will be bobtailing
you will be bobtailing
he/she/it will be bobtailing
we will be bobtailing
you will be bobtailing
they will be bobtailing
Future perfect
I will have bobtailed
you will have bobtailed
he/she/it will have bobtailed
we will have bobtailed
you will have bobtailed
they will have bobtailed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been bobtailing
you will have been bobtailing
he/she/it will have been bobtailing
we will have been bobtailing
you will have been bobtailing
they will have been bobtailing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would bobtail
you would bobtail
he/she/it would bobtail
we would bobtail
you would bobtail
they would bobtail
Conditional continuous
I would be bobtailing
you would be bobtailing
he/she/it would be bobtailing
we would be bobtailing
you would be bobtailing
they would be bobtailing
Conditional perfect
I would have bobtail
you would have bobtail
he/she/it would have bobtail
we would have bobtail
you would have bobtail
they would have bobtail
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been bobtailing
you would have been bobtailing
he/she/it would have been bobtailing
we would have been bobtailing
you would have been bobtailing
they would have been bobtailing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you bobtail
we let´s bobtail
you bobtail
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to bobtail
Past participle
bobtailed
Present Participle
bobtailing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOBTAIL


blacktail
ˈblækˌteɪl
bucktail
ˈbʌkˌteɪl
cocktail
ˈkɒkˌteɪl
cottontail
ˈkɒtənˌteɪl
dovetail
ˈdʌvˌteɪl
ducktail
ˈdʌkˌteɪl
e-tail
ˈiːˌteɪl
fishtail
ˈfɪʃˌteɪl
foxtail
ˈfɒksˌteɪl
hardtail
ˈhɑːdˌteɪl
hightail
ˈhaɪˌteɪl
horsetail
ˈhɔːsˌteɪl
pigtail
ˈpɪɡˌteɪl
pintail
ˈpɪnˌteɪl
ponytail
ˈpəʊnɪˌteɪl
swallowtail
ˈswɒləʊˌteɪl
tattletale
ˈtætəlˌteɪl
telltale
ˈtɛlˌteɪl
whitetail
ˈwaɪtˌteɪl
yellowtail
ˈjɛləʊˌteɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOBTAIL

bobeche
bobfloat
boblet
BOBO
Bobo-Dioulasso
bobol
bobolink
bobotie
bobowler
Bobruisk
Bobruysk
bobsled
bobsledder
bobsleigh
bobstay
bobsy-die
bobtailed
bobweight
bobwhite
bobwig

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOBTAIL

boattail
curtail
detail
entail
fantail
fruit cocktail
go into detail
in detail
long tail
mocktail
nose to tail
prawn cocktail
rat tail
rat-tail
retail
shirt-tail
shrimp cocktail
sting in the tail
tail
turn tail

Synonyms and antonyms of bobtail in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bobtail» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOBTAIL

Find out the translation of bobtail to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bobtail from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bobtail» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

短尾猫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bobtail
570 millions of speakers

English

bobtail
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कट दुम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قصير الذيل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бобтейл
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bobtail
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পশুর ছাঁটা লেজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bobtail
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bobtail
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bobtail
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ボブテイル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

꼬리 자른
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bobtail
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cắt ngắn đuôi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bobtail
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झुबकेदार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kısa kuyruk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bobtail
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bobtail
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бобтейл
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Bobtail
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπομπτέιλ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kort stert
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bobtail
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bobtail
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bobtail

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOBTAIL»

The term «bobtail» is regularly used and occupies the 65.488 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOBTAIL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bobtail» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bobtail» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bobtail

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOBTAIL»

Discover the use of bobtail in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bobtail and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Japanese Bobtail Cats
This book introduces young readers to the Japanese bobtail cat, the feline recognized by its short, fluffy tail.
Jill C. Wheeler, 2012
2
The Story of Little Black Bobtail
Three little black boys experience alarming adventures when the river rises and submerges their house, causing them to float off on a ladder.
Helen Bannerman, 1960
3
Little Bobtail Or the Wreck of the Penobscot.
-LITTLE BOBTAIL- is the first volume of the YACHT CLUB SERIES, each book of which will contain an entirely independent story, with a hero of its own, and having no necessary connection with any other story.
Oliver Optic, 2010
4
Little Bobtail:
The Darwinian had left his dinner when Bobtail did, and had come as far as the companionway, where he stood listening to the conversation which took place while the partiesstood on deck. Captain Chinks had discovered Monkey's presence ...
Oliver Optic, 2014
5
American Bobtail Cats
American. Bobtail. Cats. In time, breeders noticed that some cats had especially desirable features. They began breeding different types of cats to get the qualities they wanted. So today, there are more than 40 breeds of domestic cats.
Kristin Petrie, 2013
6
Bobtail Dixie
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Abbie Nora Smith, 2009
7
Report of the organization and operations of the Bobtail ...
The King of Lodes. — Of course we refer to the Bobtail. It was discovered in July, 1859, by three brothers, named Cotton. On the surface it prospected from $5 to $10 per pan ; the dirt crevice was wide and immensely rich. These men were wont ...
Bobtail Gold Mining Company of Colorado, 1864
8
The archaeology of the Bobtail Wolf site: Folsom occupation ...
Excavations here have recovered one of the largest assemblages of artifacts known for a Folsom site.
Matthew J. Root, 2000
9
Antenna Toolkit
The gain of the bobtail curtain is 7–10 dB, with a figure '8' pattern broadside to the antenna. In trials some years ago, I witnessed a well- made bobtail curtain that only exhibited 5–6 dB (keeping in mind the difficulty of measuring antenna gain ...
Joseph Carr, Joe Carr, 2001
10
Bobtail Shawn
Exciting things have happened to Shawn during his life, and this is the story of them.
‎1949

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOBTAIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bobtail is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hello Kitty Gets Her Own Movie To Debut In 2019
With the popularity of Sanrio's fictional character Hello Kitty, it has been reported that the anthropomorphic white bobtail cat is going to have her ... «Yibada, Jul 15»
2
Brown County Jail Makes Deal With Comanche County Jail to …
According to Shaw, an online surplus equipment sale yielded enough funds to pay for the purchase of a bobtail dump truck and a water truck. «Brownwood News, Jul 15»
3
Climate change and B.C.'s wildfires
The Little Bobtail wildfire near Prince George was discovered on May 9 and still covers 25,569 hectares. B.C. Wildfire Service. Scientists are ... «Straight.com, Jul 15»
4
China's long awaited Hello Kitty theme park finally open for business!
China's first Hello Kitty theme park officially opened in Anji County of Zhejiang province on July 1 (only six months late), giving the bobtail cat its ... «Shanghaiist, Jul 15»
5
21 First-Date Horror Stories To Remind You That Romance Is Dead
"On our first date, I had a boy pick me up in an old Bobtail loaded with cattle. The cows were crapping over the side of the truck onto my parents' ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
6
Roadshow: Explaining California driving habits to tourists
But I frequently see two-axle bobtail vans, three-axle bobtail vans and occasionally tractor-trailers using this section of 85. Don't these vehicles ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jun 15»
7
Hart-ifacts Evacuated For Calgrove Fire; Still Closed
... so (Natural History Museum administrators) made the decision to send 18 staff people and two bobtail trucks out to the Hart Mansion to begin ... «KHTS Radio, Jun 15»
8
Sweet Sasha looking for love, patience
With her adorable little bobtail, from the back she looks like a little bunny. But don't underestimate this tiny girl—she is not scared of anything! «Courier-Gazette & Camden Herald, Jun 15»
9
NCNG: 1452nd conducts truck rodeo
At the first station, soldiers conduct the uncoupling of the HET bobtail from the 40 tire wheeled trailer. This requires soldiers to safely separate ... «DVIDS, Jun 15»
10
Do Something New: Walk In The Pride Parade
I do it every year despite the fact that last year it was 95 degrees out and someone who lived above Bobtail Ice Cream at Wellington and Barry, ... «The Frisky, Jun 15»

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