Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nose to tail

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: nose -to -tail
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Arranged in close formation, one behind the other.

British usage

adj

Using every possible part of the animal.

adv

Moving slowly in this manner.

British usage

adv

Entirely, from head to toe.

noun

A minor traffic accident where one vehicle runs in to the back of another.

Australian usage

Example Sentences

"2015, Elizabeth Royte, Vultures Are Revolting. Here’s Why We Need to Save Them., National Geographic (December 2015)https://web.archive.org/web/20151213095110/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2016/01/vultures-text A vulture can wolf more than two pounds of meat in a minute; a sizable crowd can strip a zebra—nose to tail—in 30 minutes."

Usage

British usage
Australian usage

Inflected Forms

nose-to-tail (alternative) nose to tails (plural)

Synonyms

bumper-to-bumper

Questions

What does nose to tail mean?: Arranged in close formation, one behind the other.

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