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wěi

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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

  1. noun A line of people or vehicles waiting their turn, served in the order they arrived.
  2. noun In computing, a data structure that holds items to be processed in order, usually first-in-first-out.
  3. verb To line up and wait for a turn.
  4. verb To add an item to a waiting list or processing order.

rod — full definition

  1. noun A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.
  2. noun A long, tapering pole used for fishing.
  3. noun An old unit of length equal to about 5.5 yards (roughly 5 meters), once used in surveying and land measurement.
  4. noun (slang) A handgun.

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