Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pintail

/ˈpɪnˌteɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: pin-tail
IPA: /ˈpɪnˌteɪl/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pintail duck, a type of dabbling duck with a characteristic pointed tail.

noun

A pintail duck, a type of dabbling duck with a characteristic pointed tail.

noun

A pin-tailed snipe, Gallinago stenura.

noun

Any of various species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Acisoma, endemic to Africa and Asia.

noun

The end of a fastening pin or mandrel on a Huckbolt or pop rivet that is broken off when installation is complete.

noun

A surfboard with a pointed back end.

Example Sentences

"The collar is placed over the fastener pintail and the installation tool is placed over the pintail. The tool pulls on the pin drawing the parts together until the collar is swaged into locking grooves."

Etymology

From pin + tail.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɪnˌteɪl/

Inflected Forms

pintails (plural)

Phrases

pintail beetle pintail comb pin-tailed

Frequently Paired Words

pin-tailed

Synonyms

cracker northern pintail sea pheasant sea-pheasant sprigtail pin-tailed duck anas acuta

Questions

How do you pronounce pintail?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɪnˌteɪl/.
What does pintail mean?: A pintail duck, a type of dabbling duck with a characteristic pointed tail.
Where does pintail come from?: From pin + tail.

How to pronounce pintail

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