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Meaning of "tailfly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TAILFLY

ˈteɪlˌflaɪ


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 · blowfly · butterfly · catchfly · damselfly · dayfly · dragonfly · firefly · gadfly · gallfly · glowfly · greenfly · horsefly · housefly · mayfly · sandfly · sawfly · stonefly · test-fly · whitefly

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.
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tailfly
1,325 millions of speakers
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tailfly
570 millions of speakers
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English

tailfly
510 millions of speakers
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tailfly
380 millions of speakers
ar

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tailfly
280 millions of speakers
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tailfly
278 millions of speakers
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tailfly
270 millions of speakers
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tailfly
260 millions of speakers
fr

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tailfly
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Tailfly
190 millions of speakers
de

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tailfly
180 millions of speakers
ja

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tailfly
130 millions of speakers
ko

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tailfly
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Tailfly
85 millions of speakers
vi

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tailfly
80 millions of speakers
ta

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tailfly
75 millions of speakers
mr

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टायलफ्लाय
75 millions of speakers
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tailfly
70 millions of speakers
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tailfly
65 millions of speakers
pl

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tailfly
50 millions of speakers
uk

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tailfly
40 millions of speakers
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tailfly
30 millions of speakers
el

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tailfly
15 millions of speakers
af

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tailfly
14 millions of speakers
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tailfly
10 millions of speakers
no

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tailfly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tailfly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAILFLY»

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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»

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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»
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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»
REFERENCE
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