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PRONUNCIATION OF TAILFLY

tailfly  [ˈteɪlˌflaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAILFLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tailfly 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TAILFLY


blackfly
ˈblækˌflaɪ
blowfly
ˈbləʊˌflaɪ
butterfly
ˈbʌtəˌflaɪ
catchfly
ˈkætʃˌflaɪ
damselfly
ˈdæmzəlˌflaɪ
dayfly
ˈdeɪˌflaɪ
dragonfly
ˈdræɡənˌflaɪ
firefly
ˈfaɪəˌflaɪ
gadfly
ˈɡædˌflaɪ
gallfly
ˈɡɔːlˌflaɪ
glowfly
ˈɡləʊˌflaɪ
greenfly
ˈɡriːnˌflaɪ
horsefly
ˈhɔːsˌflaɪ
housefly
ˈhaʊsˌflaɪ
mayfly
ˈmeɪˌflaɪ
sandfly
ˈsændˌflaɪ
sawfly
ˈsɔːˌflaɪ
stonefly
ˈstəʊnˌflaɪ
test-fly
ˈtɛstˌflaɪ
whitefly
ˈwaɪtˌflaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAILFLY

tail-off
tailard
tailback
tailboard
tailbone
tailcoated
tailender
tailer
taileron
tailfin
tailgate
tailgater
tailgating
tailhopping
tailing
tailings
taille
tailless
taillessness
tailleur

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAILFLY

barfly
black fly
briefly
caddis fly
chiefly
crane fly
dry fly
fly
fruit fly
gruffly
let fly
Mediterranean fruit fly
on the fly
overfly
peacock butterfly
refly
ruffly
Spanish fly
stiffly
tsetse fly

Synonyms and antonyms of tailfly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tailfly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAILFLY

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

Translator English - Chinese

tailfly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tailfly
570 millions of speakers

English

tailfly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tailfly
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

tailfly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

tailfly
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tailfly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tailfly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tailfly
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tailfly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tailfly
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tailfly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tailfly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tailfly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tailfly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tailfly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टायलफ्लाय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tailfly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tailfly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tailfly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

tailfly
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tailfly
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

tailfly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tailfly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tailfly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tailfly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tailfly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAILFLY»

The term «tailfly» is barely ever used and occupies the 207.143 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAILFLY» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAILFLY»

Discover the use of tailfly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tailfly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Reluctant Heroes: The Story of Elbow
The whole point of 'Bitten By The Tailfly' is to get across how sinister the character is. It's the metaphors that the character is using that make you think, 'How can you think like that, you twisted fucker?' Sometimes it's simple, sometimes it's a lot ...
Mick Middles, 2009
2
The Practical Angler: or, the art of Trout-fishing
In order to ascertain the relative value of the tailfly and the droppers, we fished for a succession of days with three flies of exactly the same size, colour, and shape, and tied upon gut of the same thickness. At the conclusion, the proportion stood ...
William C. STEWART (Author of “The Practical Angler.”.), 1857
3
Bankers' Magazine, Journal of the Money Market, and ...
_ A Shareholder—Cannot Mr. Huggins be induced to withdraw 1“ M:- Hl'EZmB— Qel'tailfly not, sir. I will go to a poll first. .1!F. , A The amendment was then put to the meeting, and there. 420 Chartered Bank 0}“ India-,Austmlia, and China.
‎1872
4
A Handbook of Angling: teaching fly-fishing, trolling, ...
... the beautiful insect just named. Many of the April flies will kill in May, and the dune of the latter month will kill in the former, provided the weather be fine and the water low. ' N o. 35. The wren-tailfly.—Body, gold colour mohair, dressed fine;  ...
‎1853
5
The Book of Humorous Verse:
By Jupiter Ammon, What jacksnipeorsalmon E'er rose to backgammon his tailfly or trigger! And hark! the viewhollo! 'Tis Mack in full follow On black " Faughaballagh" the countryside sailin'. Och, but you'd think 'Twas old Nimrodinpink, Wid his ...
Carolyn Wells, 2014
6
Instructions to young sportsmen ... Seventh edition ... ...
If, after sending it back, you make the counterspring a moment too soon, you will whip of your tailfly, and if a moment too late, your line will fall in a slovenly manner. The knack of catching this time is, therefore, the whole art of throwing well.
Peter William Lance HAWKER, 1854
7
An Alabama Songbook: Ballads, Folksongs, and Spirituals ...
... 191 Blind ChildsPrayer, The, 55 Blue—TailFly, The, 76 Bohhy Bumhle, 192 Boil Them Cahhage Down, 156 Bones, 199 Boston Burglar, 73 Boston City, 73 Boston Smuggler, 73 Botany Bay, 73 Bower if Roses, 175 Bring Gods Servant Home, ...
Robert W. Halli Jr., 2004
8
The Essential Mystery Lists: For Readers, Collectors, and ...
... and Madness at the Fair that Changed America 106, 160 Devil in Velvet, The 306, 396, 436 Devil Knows You're Dead, The 262 Devil Take the Blue-TailFly 286, 334, 376, 445 Devil Went Down to Austin, The 34, 261 Devil, The Banshee and ...
Roger M Sobin, 2011
9
The Clouds Should Know Me By Now: Buddhist Poet Monks of China
The Pine Whisk Deer-tailfly whisles. Around the end ofthe Han dynasty and the first years of the Wei, that is, the first decades of the third cen— tury C.E., a kind of philosophical wit, the development of the Taoist traditions of Lao—tzu and ...
Red Pine, Mike O'Connor, 1999
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Recreation Handbook for Camp, Conference and Community, 2d ed.
Big Rock Candy Mountain, Blue TailFly, GitAlong Little Doggie, Goober Peas, On Top ofOld Smoky, Today The Kingston Trio. Tom Dooley, Lemon Tree, Goober Peas, Wreck ofthe “John B.,” Wimoweh (The Lion Sleeps Tonight), This Land Is ...
Roger E. Barrows, 2001

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAILFLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tailfly is used in the context of the following news items.
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'A treat to behold, they make everywhere feel like home'
... wonderful moment of communion with a tale of trawling nightclubs in a predatory fashion," leading into the twisted post-rock brilliance of 'Bitten By The Tailfly'. «Gigwise, Feb 15»
2
Guy Garvey's track-by-track guide to Asleep in the Back (Deluxe …
'Bitten By The Tailfly' is about ritualistic Friday and Saturday night pursuits in the centre of Manchester. It's about the 'find a girl or have a fight' culture that exists ... «Drowned In Sound, Oct 09»

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