尾 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- queue noun A line of people or vehicles waiting their turn, served in the order they arrived.
- rod noun A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.
- tail noun The flexible appendage extending from the rear of an animal's body.
- tang noun A sharp, distinctive taste or smell.
Senses
尾 is used for these senses in English:
- descender (typography) The part of a letter or number that is drawn below the baseline (the bottom of most lowercase letters).
- queue (heraldry) An animal's tail. [from 16th c.]
- rod (slang, vulgar) The penis.
- tail (anatomy) The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus.
- tang A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part.
queue — full definition
- noun A line of people or vehicles waiting their turn, served in the order they arrived.
- noun In computing, a data structure that holds items to be processed in order, usually first-in-first-out.
- verb To line up and wait for a turn.
- verb To add an item to a waiting list or processing order.
rod — full definition
- noun A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.
- noun A long, tapering pole used for fishing.
- noun An old unit of length equal to about 5.5 yards (roughly 5 meters), once used in surveying and land measurement.
- noun (slang) A handgun.