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Hyphenation for “tail”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “tail”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "tail" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “tail” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „tail“ ⟶ „tail“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "tail"

tail >> teɪl

Definition: [noun] the hindmost part of an animal, especially when prolonged beyond the rest of the body, such as the flexible extension of the backbone in a vertebrate, the feathers at the hind end of a bird, or a terminal appendage in an insect.
Example: the dog's tail began to wag frantically

Synonyms of "tail"

hindmost part | back end | appendage | brush | scut | dock | tailpiece | tail feathers | hind part | hindquarters | cauda | uropygium |

Definition: [noun] a thing resembling an animal's tail in its shape or position, typically extending downwards or outwards at the end of something.
Example: the tail of a capital Q

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Definition: [noun] the end of a long train or line of people or vehicles.
Example: a catering truck at the tail of the convoy

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Definition: [noun] a person secretly following another to observe their movements.
Example: I can't put a tail on him, I don't know where he's gone

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detective | investigator | private investigator | shadow | sleuth | private eye | tec | gumshoe | bogey | dick | private dick | shamus |

Definition: [noun] a person's buttocks.
Example: the coach kicked Ryan in his tail

Synonyms of "tail"

buttocks | backside | behind | bottom | seat | rump | rear | rear end | cheeks | hindquarters | haunches | derrière | Sitzfleisch | nates | sit-upon | stern | BTM | tochus | rusty dusty | bum | botty | prat | jacksie | bahookie | butt | fanny | tush | tushie | duff | buns | booty | caboose | heinie | patootie | keister | tuchis | bazoo | bippy | batty | rass | fundament | posterior | breech | arse | clunge | ass |

Definition: [noun] the side of a coin without the image of a head on it (used when tossing a coin to determine a winner).
Example: the chances of heads and tails in the long run are equal

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Definition: [verb] follow and observe (someone) closely, especially in secret.
Example: a flock of paparazzi had tailed them all over London

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Definition: [verb] provide with a tail.
Example: her calligraphy was topped by banners of black ink and tailed like the haunches of fabulous beasts

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Definition: [verb] (of an object in flight) drift or curve in a particular direction.
Example: the next pitch tailed in on me at the last second

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Definition: [verb] remove the stalks or ends of (fruit or vegetables) in preparation for cooking.

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Definition: [verb] pull on the end of (a rope) after it has been wrapped round the drum of a winch a few times, in order to prevent slipping when the winch rotates.

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Definition: [verb] join (one thing) to another.

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