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• present tense form of tail (3rd person singular).

tails

American  

[teylz] / teɪlz /

adjective

1. (of a coin) with the reverse facing up.

   On the next toss, the coin came up tails.

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noun

1. tailcoat.

tails British  

/ teɪlz /

plural noun

1. an informal name for tail coat

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interjection

1. with the reverse side of a coin uppermost: used as a call before tossing a coin Compare heads

Etymology

Origin of tails

First recorded in 1675–85; tail ¹ + -s ¹

Example Sentences

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tails

The tails side of every newly-minted coin from the 1p to the £2 now features the country's flora and fauna - from bees to an oak tree leaf.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Gotham is able to distinguish between the animals largely thanks to "fluke prints": whales have unique patterns on the underside of their tails, similar to human fingerprints, St. Lawrence explained.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Those observations highlighted its distinctive appearance, including a "mane" made up of hazy structures resembling comet tails.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

Yak skulls, tails and hair hang in a barn overseen by a furtive gray cat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

She was swallowed up by squirrel tails and distance.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

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