Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make head nor tail of

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables
make -head- nor -tail of
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fail to make head or tail of; not to understand at all.

Inflected Forms

makes head nor tail of (present, singular) making head nor tail of (participle, present) made head nor tail of (participle, past) made head nor tail of (past)

Questions

What does make head nor tail of mean?
To fail to make head or tail of; not to understand at all.

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