tales 5 1 noun n noun • a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
• a trivial lie
tails 5 1 noun n noun • formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men
entrails 8 2 noun n noun • internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity)
rails 5 1 adjective adj noun • a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
fails 5 1 verb v verb • fail to do something; leave something undone
• be unsuccessful
• disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
• stop operating or functioning
• be unable
• judge unacceptable
• fail to get a passing grade
• fall short in what is expected
• become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close
• prove insufficient
• deteriorate
hails 5 1 verb v noun • precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
• many objects thrown forcefully through the air
• enthusiastic greeting
verb • praise vociferously
• be a native of
• call for
• greet enthusiastically or joyfully
• precipitate as small ice particles
nails 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
• a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
• a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
verb • attach something somewhere by means of nails
• take into custody
• hit with great force
• succeed in obtaining a position
• succeed at easily
• locate exactly
• complete a pass
sails 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
• an ocean trip taken for pleasure
• any structure that resembles a sail
verb • traverse or travel on (a body of water)
• move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
• travel on water propelled by wind
• travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
trails 6 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a track or mark left by something that has passed
• a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
• evidence pointing to a possible solution
verb • to lag or linger behind
• go after with the intent to catch
• move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly
• hang down so as to drag along the ground
• drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
wails 5 1 verb v noun • a cry of sorrow and grief
verb • emit long loud cries
• cry weakly or softly
whales 6 1 noun, adjective n, adj noun • a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
• any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
veils 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a garment that covers the head and face
• a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
• the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
• a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
verb • to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
• make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
wales 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
pales 5 1 verb v noun • a wooden strip forming part of a fence
adjective satellite • very light colored; highly diluted with white
• (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
• lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness
• abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
• not full or rich
verb • turn pale, as if in fear
scales 6 1 verb, noun v, n noun • an ordered reference standard
• relative magnitude
• the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
• a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
• a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
• (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
• a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
• an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
• a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
• a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
verb • measure by or as if by a scale
• pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
• take by attacking with scaling ladders
• reach the highest point of
• climb up by means of a ladder
• remove the scales from
• measure with or as if with scales
• size or measure according to a scale
agnails 7 2 noun n noun • a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected
ails 4 1 verb v noun • aromatic bulb used as seasoning
verb • be ill or unwell
• cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
assails 7 2 verb v verb • attack someone physically or emotionally
• launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
• attack in speech or writing
avails 6 2 verb v noun • a means of serving
verb • take advantage of
• be of use to, be useful to
• take or use
bails 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
• the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial)
verb • release after a security has been paid
• deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period
• secure the release of (someone) by providing security
• empty (a vessel) by bailing
• remove (water) from a vessel with a container
bewails 7 2 verb v blackmails 10 2 verb v noun • extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
verb • exert pressure on someone through threats
• obtain through threats
bobtails 8 2 noun n noun • a short or shortened tail of certain animals
• large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain
adjective satellite • having a short or shortened tail
broadtails 10 2 noun n noun • the fur of a very young karakul lamb
• hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur
derails 7 2 verb v verb • cause to run off the tracks
• run off or leave the rails
drails 6 1 noun • A hook with a lead shank.
• The piece of lead around the shank of such a hook.
• The iron bow of a plough from which the traces draw.
verb • To trail; to draggle.
ducktails 9 2 noun n noun • A hairstyle in which the hair is swept back into an upturned point at the back.
entails 7 2 verb v noun • land received by fee tail
• the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple
verb • have as a logical consequence
• impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
• limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs
fantails 8 2 noun n noun • an overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship
flails 6 1 verb v noun • an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing
verb • give a thrashing to; beat hard
• move like a flail; thresh about
frails 6 1 noun n adjective • physically weak
noun • the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
• a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
adjective satellite • wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
• easily broken or damaged or destroyed
hangnails 9 2 noun n noun • a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected
headsails 9 2 noun n noun • any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel
jails 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
verb • lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
kails 5 1 noun • a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
• coarse curly-leafed cabbage
mails 5 1 noun n noun • the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
• the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
• a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system
• any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
• (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
verb • send via the postal service
• cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
mainsails 9 2 noun n noun • the lowermost sail on the mainmast
mocktails 9 2 noun n noun • A non-alcoholic cocktail.
outsails 8 2 verb • sail faster or better than
prevails 8 2 verb v verb • be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
• be valid, applicable, or true
• continue to exist
• prove superior
• use persuasion successfully
reassails 9 2
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remails 7 2
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resails 7 2
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retails 7 2 verb, adjective v, adj noun • the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale
adverb • at a retail price
verb • be sold at the retail level
• sell on the retail market
shirttails 10 2 noun n noun • a brief addendum at the end of a newspaper article
• fabric forming the tail of a shirt
spails 6 1 noun n
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toenails 8 2 noun n noun • the nail at the end of a toe
travails 8 2 noun n noun • concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
• use of physical or mental energy; hard work
trenails 8 2 noun n noun • a wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast
vails 5 1 noun n noun • Profit; return; proceeds.
• (chiefly in the plural) Money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity; also vale.
• Submission.
• Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
• A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
• The calyptra of mosses.
• A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum.
• A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head)
• Velum (A circular membrane round the cap of medusa)
• A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.
• An obscuration of the clearness of the tones in pronunciation.
verb • To pay homage, bow, submit, defer (to someone or something); to yield, give way (to something).
• To remove as a sign of deference, as a hat.
• To lower, let fall; to allow or cause to sink.
• (vexillology) (current, operational) To lower or "dip" a carried flag or banner in a salute by a forward reducing of the angle of the pike/flagstaff with respect to the ground; in extreme instances, as when saluting a monarch, both the banner and the finial of the pike are allowed to rest upon the ground.
• To dress in, or decorate with, a veil.
• To conceal as with a veil.
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