turntail
English
noun
Definitions
- One who turn turns tail, or flees in cowardice.
Etymology
Compound from English turn + English tail.
Origin
English
tail
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Tailgate English
- ampere-turn English
- astrotail English
- bangtail English
- beavertail English
- betail English
- beturn English
- blacktail English
- bluetail English
- boattail English
- bobtail English
- brantail English
- bristletail English
- broadtail English
- bucktail English
- catstail English
- cattail English
- coattail English
- cottontail English
- counterturn English
- cowtail English
- cross-tail English
- culvertail English
- de-tail English
- deturn English
- dovetail English
- downturn English
- drabble-tail English
- draggle-tail English
- ducktail English
- fantail English
- feathertail English
- filetail English
- firetail English
- fishtail English
- flagtail English
- flickertail English
- flufftail English
- forcepstail English
- forktail English
- foxtail English
- freetail English
- gainturn English
- goldentail English
- goldtail English
- hairtail English
- hardtail English
- heliotail English
- hightail English
- hightail it English
- horntail English
- horsetail English
- interturn English
- intraturn English
- inturn English
- jollytail English
- kicktail English
- longtail English
- looptail English
- lyretail English
- magnetotail English
- metaltail English
- midturn English
- misturn English
- mousetail English
- multiturn English
- needletail English
- outturn English
- overturn English
- oxtail English
- pentail English
- pigtail English
- pintail English
- ploughtail English
- plowtail English
- preturn English
- pseudotail English
- quaketail English
- rattail English
- redtail English
- ring-tailed English
- ringtail English
- roostertail English
- roughtail English
- rubytail English
- scaletail English
- scissorstail English
- scissortail English
- sharptail English
- shavetail English
- sheartail English
- shieldtail English
- shirttail English
- shorttail English
- silktail English
- silvertail English
- singletail English
- spadetail English
- spatuletail English
- spiketail English
- spindletail English
- spinetail English
- sprigtail English
- springtail English
- squaretail English
- squirreltail English
- stifftail English
- streamertail English
- stubtail English
- swallowtail English
- swingletail English
- swingtail English
- swordtail English
- tagtail English
- tail English
- tail end English
- tail-pole English
- tail-shedding English
- tailable English
- tailache English
- tailback English
- tailbeat English
- tailblock English
- tailboard English
- tailbone English
- tailbud English
- tailcoat English
- tailcord English
- tailcuff English
- tailcup English
- taildragger English
- tailed English
- tailend English
- tailer English
- tailfan English
- tailfeather English
- tailfin English
- tailflip English
- tailflipping English
- tailgate English
- tailgroup English
- tailgut English
- tailhead English
- tailhole English
- tailhook English
- tailism English
- taillamp English
- tailless English
- taillight English
- taillike English
- tailmost English
- tailnumber English
- tailpiece English
- tailpin English
- tailpipe English
- tailplane English
- tailpole English
- tailrace English
- tailride English
- tailshield English
- tailsitter English
- tailslide English
- tailspin English
- tailspot English
- tailstand English
- tailstock English
- tailstrike English
- tailswing English
- tailward English
- tailwater English
- tailwheel English
- tailwhip English
- tapertail English
- tapetail English
- thistletail English
- thorntail English
- tripletail English
- trundletail English
- turn English
- turn out English
- turnability English
- turnable English
- turnabout English
- turnagain English
- turnback English
- turnboy English
- turnbroach English
- turnbuckle English
- turncloak English
- turncoat English
- turncock English
- turndown English
- turned English
- turner English
- turnery English
- turnest English
- turneth English
- turning English
- turnkey English
- turnoff English
- turnout English
- turnover English
- turnplate English
- turnround English
- turnscrew English
- turnshoe English
- turnsick English
- turnskin English
- turnspit English
- turnstile English
- turnstone English
- turnt English
- turntable English
- turntippet English
- turnwrest English
- turny English
- twintail English
- undertail English
- underturn English
- unturn English
- upturn English
- veiltail English
- wagtail English
- wedgetail English
- whiptail English
- white-tailed hawk English
- whitetail English
- yellowtail English
- turn Finnish
- tornāre, torno Latin
- Törn German
- tourner French
- ターン Japanese
- tørn Norwegian Nynorsk
- tørne Norwegian Nynorsk
- tail Middle English
- turnen Middle English
- tanim Tok Pisin
- teil Kriol
- tail
- turn
- turnt
- turny
- deturn
- beturn
- upturn
- turner
- betail
- tailed
- inturn
- unturn
- tailer
- oxtail
- turned
- rattail
- turnest
- tailpin
- misturn
- tailism
- tailcup
- pintail
- tailfan
- turnery
- midturn
- turnout
- de-tail
- foxtail
- turneth
- turnboy
- cowtail
- bobtail
- outturn
- wagtail
- tailgut
- tailend
- redtail
- preturn
- cattail
- fantail
- pigtail
- turnkey
- tagtail
- tailbud
- pentail
- turnoff
- turning
- tailfin
- tailgate
- taillamp
- taillike
- brantail
- flagtail
- tailwhip
- tailbone
- overturn
- turncoat
- turncock
- horntail
- ducktail
- tapetail
- tailbeat
- ringtail
- tailcoat
- tailhead
- turnback
- turndown
- freetail
- gainturn
- tailrace
- turnshoe
- goldtail
- tail end
- kicktail
- tailspot
- tailward
- filetail
- tailspin
- bluetail
- tailpipe
- bangtail
- tailflip
- whiptail
- tailache
- hairtail
- rubytail
- tailhook
- silktail
- downturn
- forktail
- fishtail
- turnspit
- stubtail
- Tailgate
- turn out
- veiltail
- bucktail
- tailcuff
- turnskin
- turnsick
- tailhole
- tailcord
- tailmost
- turnable
- firetail
- tailable
- coattail
- lyretail
- plowtail
- tailback
- boattail
- tailless
- dovetail
- looptail
- catstail
- turnover
- twintail
- hightail
- tailride
- hardtail
- longtail
- tailpole
- tailblock
- spinetail
- metaltail
- sharptail
- turnstile
- horsetail
- spadetail
- swordtail
- shorttail
- mousetail
- wedgetail
- multiturn
- interturn
- turnwrest
- roughtail
- tailplane
- flufftail
- broadtail
- turnround
- tapertail
- quaketail
- turnagain
- sheartail
- shirttail
- intraturn
- blacktail
- shavetail
- undertail
- stifftail
- tailwheel
- jollytail
- heliotail
- turntable
- underturn
- tailswing
- turncloak
- tailstand
- tailstock
- scaletail
- tailslide
- tailpiece
- spiketail
- turnscrew
- whitetail
- tail-pole
- tailwater
- tailboard
- sprigtail
- tailgroup
- turnstone
- taillight
- turnplate
- thorntail
- swingtail
- turnabout
- astrotail
- shieldtail
- turnbroach
- tailstrike
- squaretail
- pseudotail
- ploughtail
- goldentail
- tailsitter
- silvertail
- needletail
- cross-tail
- springtail
- turnbuckle
- yellowtail
- cottontail
- singletail
- tailshield
- beavertail
- tripletail
- culvertail
- turntippet
- tailnumber
- swallowtail
- counterturn
- turnability
- feathertail
- bristletail
- tailfeather
- scissortail
- spindletail
- roostertail
- ampere-turn
- flickertail
- spatuletail
- taildragger
- magnetotail
- hightail it
- ring-tailed
- trundletail
- thistletail
- forcepstail
- swingletail
- drabble-tail
- draggle-tail
- scissorstail
- streamertail
- squirreltail
- tailflipping
- tail-shedding
- white-tailed hawk