尾 — meaning in English

English meaning

• brush noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
• tail noun The flexible appendage extending from the rear of an animal's body.
• train noun A line of connected railway carriages pulled by an engine, used to carry passengers or freight.

Senses

尾 is used for these senses in English:

• Tail (Chinese astronomy) A Chinese constellation coinciding with the tail of Scorpius, one of the 28 lunar mansions and the tail of Azure Dragon.
• brush The furry tail of an animal, especially of a fox.
• train (obsolete, hunting) Something dragged or laid along the ground to form a trail of scent or food along which to lure an animal.

brush — full definition

1. noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
2. noun A brief, unpleasant encounter with something.
3. noun Wild, low-growing vegetation such as shrubs and bushes.
4. verb To clean, arrange, or apply something using a brush.
5. verb To touch something lightly while passing by.

tail — full definition

1. noun The flexible appendage extending from the rear of an animal's body.
2. noun The rear or last part of something, such as an aircraft's tail section or the end of a line or sequence.
3. noun The side of a coin opposite the head, or (informally) someone secretly following another person.
4. verb To follow someone closely and secretly, typically to observe them.

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