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Meaning of "pintail" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PINTAIL

pintail  [ˈpɪnˌteɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PINTAIL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pintail is a noun.
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.

WHAT DOES PINTAIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pintail in the English dictionary

The definition of pintail in the dictionary is a greyish-brown duck, Anas acuta, with slender pointed wings and a pointed tail.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PINTAIL


aventail
ˈævənˌteɪl
aventaile
ˈævənˌteɪl
blacktail
ˈblækˌteɪl
bobtail
ˈbɒbˌteɪl
brantail
ˈbrænˌteɪl
bucktail
ˈbʌkˌteɪl
cocktail
ˈkɒkˌteɪl
cottontail
ˈkɒtənˌteɪl
dovetail
ˈdʌvˌteɪl
fantail
ˈfænˌteɪl
fishtail
ˈfɪʃˌteɪl
hardtail
ˈhɑːdˌteɪl
hightail
ˈhaɪˌteɪl
horntail
ˈhɔːnˌteɪl
horsetail
ˈhɔːsˌteɪl
pigtail
ˈpɪɡˌteɪl
ponytail
ˈpəʊnɪˌteɪl
swallowtail
ˈswɒləʊˌteɪl
telltale
ˈtɛlˌteɪl
whitetail
ˈwaɪtˌteɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PINTAIL

pinspotter
pinstripe
pinstriped
pinswell
pint
pint-size
pint-sized
pinta
pintadera
pintado petrel
pintailed
pintano
Pinter
Pinteresque
pintle
pinto
pinto bean

WORDS THAT END LIKE PINTAIL

curtail
detail
disentail
ducktail
e-tail
entail
foxtail
go into detail
in detail
long tail
mocktail
nose to tail
prawn cocktail
rat tail
rat-tail
retail
shirt-tail
sting in the tail
tail
ventail

Synonyms and antonyms of pintail in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pintail» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PINTAIL

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

Translator English - Chinese

针尾鸭
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rabudo
570 millions of speakers

English

pintail
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pintail
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pintail
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шилохвость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

arrabio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pintail
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pilet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pintail
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pintail
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オナガガモ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고방
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pintail
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vịt nước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pintail
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिंटेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pintail
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pintail
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rożeniec
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шилохвость
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Pintail
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σουβλόπαπια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Pintail
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stjärtand
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Pintail
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pintail

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PINTAIL»

The term «pintail» is regularly used and occupies the 86.156 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PINTAIL» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PINTAIL»

Discover the use of pintail in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pintail and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Carving & Painting a Pintail Drake with Jimmie Vizier
Author and photographer Curtis Badger follows master carver Jimmie Vizier through every step in the creation of a gunning-style pintail drake.
Curtis J. Badger, Jimmie Vizier, 1998
2
Cruise of the Pintail: A Journal
The journal of a young, ambitious Fonville Winans is reproduced in Cruise of the Pintail: A Journal, which layers the now legendary photographer's unique voice over his iconic photographic record of that journey.
Fonville Winans, Robert L. Winans, 2011
3
The Antarctic Dictionary: A Complete Guide to Antarctic English
[Pintail duck is recorded in northern hemisphere use from 1768, for a duck whose male has a pointed tail (NOED).] ... in the Kerguelen region, Anas eatoni (see Kerguelen pintail), in the Falkland Islands, A. georgica (see yellow-billed pintail),  ...
Bernadette Hince, 2000
4
Anatomy of a Waterfowl: For Carvers and Painters
DRAKE (105) One of the most magnificent and most difficult birds to paint realistically is the pintail drake. Although we try to illustrate with photographs, the colors of nature can always best be found by watching live birds in prime plumage.
Frank, Jr., Charles W.
5
The River of the Mother of God: and other Essays by Aldo Leopold
Notes on the Behavior of Pintail Ducks in a Hailstorm [1919] Leopold's lifelong bent toward natural history and his acute powers of observation in the field, so evident in Sand County Almanac, were illustrated early in his career in a series of  ...
Aldo Leopold, J. Baird Callicott, Susan L. Flader, 1992
6
Islands of Chesterfield Inlet: Akreavenek Island, Wag ...
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General Books LLC, 2010
7
Virus Variability, Epidemiology and Control
Influenza A virus administered No. tested (log,,, TCID50/ml ± SE)1 (log,,, TCIDw/ mI ± SE)'] upper respiratory tract illness ± SE) Subtype A/Pintail/Alb/268/78 A/ Mallard/NY/6750/78 A/Pintail/ Alb/358/79 H4N8 H2N2 H3N6 4 3.0 ± 0.2 2.5 ± 0.4 4.4 ...
Edouard Kurstak, 1990
8
Northern Pintail Brood Ecology in Cropland
I studied northern pintail (Anas acuta) brood ecology in the cultivated prairies of southern Saskatchewan.
William J. Peterson, 1999
9
Animals Described in 1875, Including: Eaton's Pintail, ...
We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. This particular book is a collaboration focused on Animals described in 1875.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
10
Ornothological Biography, Or, An Account of the Habits of ...
THE PINTAIL DUCK. Anus acuta, Linn. PLATE CCXXVII. Male and Female. The first observation that I made on arriving at Labrador, was that no species of Ducks , excepting those which were entirely or chiefly oceanic, seemed to resort to that ...
John James Audubon, 1835

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PINTAIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pintail is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Watching progress of nuclear waste carrier, Oceanic Pintail
Just now, Oceanic Pintail, having come up through the Minches, is making her way along the north coast, headed to take the inside route ... «For Argyll, Jul 15»
2
Plainfield Blotter: Retail Theft, False Insurance Card
Ryon Kendrick, 24, of the 12800 block of S. Pintail Rd in Plainfield, was charged with criminal trespassing to real property and possession of ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
3
Public input sought on boating safety regulations
Kiawah Island. Jane A. Lynch sold 285 Governors Drive, Egret Pintail to Bruce J. and Elizabeth Reid for $1.3 million. «Charleston Post Courier, Jul 15»
4
Here & There
A Paradise pintail has been hanging around for the second summer in a row. He described the bird as larger than a finch, smaller than a ... «Champion Newspapers, Jul 15»
5
Montgomery County and Frederick County home sales
Pintail Lane, 18717-Dana Benson to Kekura K. Kamara, $269,000. Russell Ave., 8, No. 311-Gerald K. Gimmel and estate of Esther M.C. ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
6
Sporting clays tourney to fundraise for veterans organizations
19, at the Point at Pintail. Since Capt. Butler lost both of his feet in an IED explosion in Iraq in late 2006, the Butler's have been assisted by ... «The Star Democrat, Jul 15»
7
Family food with a little urban farmsteading
... Kitchen of Simple Bites. By Aimée Wimbush-Bourque. Pintail, 336 pp., $25. T. Susan Chang can be reached at admin@tsusanchang.com. «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
8
Barbarian Days: William Finnegan's surfing memoir is a glorious ride
My pale blue New Zealand pintail loved that wave.” • On the thick, daunting waves at Kirra, Down Under: “The sets looked smaller than they ... «SI.com, Jul 15»
9
Purse, wallet reported stolen from parked car in Havasu
Police said someone broke the rear passenger window of a 2001 Ford Focus while it was parked at Pintail Drive and stole a purse and wallet. «Today's News-Herald, Jul 15»
10
Duck numbers on the rise
... the DU report, were mallards, green-winged teal and canvasbacks. Big losers were northern pintail, northern shovelers and bluebills (scaup). «Farm and Dairy, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pintail [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pintail>. Apr 2024 ».
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