Adjective, adverb : On the next toss, the coin came up tails. From Dictionary.com.
Didn't realize that what we call the tails are getting fatter; risk coming from jumps increasing. From Wordnik.com. [EconTalk] Reference
I called tails, and he told me it had come up tails. From Wordnik.com. [Presumption of Death]
Talking about thick tails is not the same as doomsaying. From Wordnik.com. [Are Over- and Underestimation of the Dangers of Global Warming Equally Likely?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
Where you hunt B-tails, is that in the dark, damp rainforrest?. From Wordnik.com. [Why I Hate Detachable Magazines] Reference
He was fixin 'tails an' legs an 'ears an' wings 'most all day. From Wordnik.com. [This Way to Christmas] Reference
Remove the tails from the shrimp, discard or freeze for your own use. From Wordnik.com. [Sushi Day » Island Roll » Print] Reference
Anything with eyes, fins or tails is too realistic for me to swallow. From Wordnik.com. [What I Did On Holiday « Tales from the Reading Room] Reference
Van Hove and I went back to Utrecht for the ceremonies, in tails and white tie. From Wordnik.com. [Martinus J.G. Veltman - Autobiography] Reference
So, I would say today the tails is short, tomorrow as the new platform items are rolled out, we could find that to be quite different. From Wordnik.com. [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference
Looking at the tails is a bad way to examine population characteristics (I’d note that looking at means also misses the big picture). From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » 3. The Practical Costs of Condemning Openness to Distressing Answers on Factual Questions] Reference
I live there too; in the tails, that is, not germany. From Wordnik.com. [Observations on D-Land: I Steal a Euro, and Meet a Cool Cop] Reference
Mahela lost the toss, can this man not call tails for once?. From Wordnik.com. [Kottu] Reference
Should we say five, on the grounds that we are calling tails legs?. From Wordnik.com. [Medieval Theories of Obligationes] Reference
Jets had called tails at midfield to start the game and the coin cooperated. From Wordnik.com. [NY Daily News] Reference
"They can't spread themselves out and they think their tails are another snake.". From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
They looked like they were about four feet long and their tails were about four feet long. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference
I like made-up languages about as much as I like tails, which is what the aliens, or Avatars had. From Wordnik.com. [Bakersfield.com Latest news] Reference
Remove the tails from the shrimp. From Wordnik.com. [Bam Roll - Sushi Day - Sushiday.com] Reference
Remove the tails from the tempura shrimp. From Wordnik.com. [Crunchy Shrimp Roll] Reference
Igor might have some tais sum kind of tails in teh storeroom. From Wordnik.com. [Loading: - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
He has "negative" coat tails, meaning GOPPERS are running from him. From Wordnik.com. [How George Bush Stole Christmas and Lost Camelot!] Reference
Enrichment 35 tonnes UF6 (with 24 t enriched U) - balance is 'tails'. From Wordnik.com. [Nuclear fuel cycle] Reference
Mine have much longer elongated "tails" also, more whitish in color. From Wordnik.com. [New arrivals (Jack Bog's Blog)] Reference
The other stream is progressively depleted in 235U and is called 'tails'. From Wordnik.com. [Nuclear fuel cycle] Reference
The serif typeface (the kind with "tails" on each letter) conveys openness. From Wordnik.com. [The Stumper Stickers] Reference
Our defence minister, Peter Mackay, slinks home with some 'tails' between his legs. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-08-01] Reference
I also very much enjoy your tales or "tails" of a day in the life of Smokey and Braise!. From Wordnik.com. [et patati et patata - French Word-A-Day] Reference
Recent auctions have had poor bid-to-cover ratios and long "tails" indicate weak demand. From Wordnik.com. [More from the Front Lines of the Financial Crisis] Reference
Q The President's targeted tax cut kind of tails off before it gets up at that income level. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry] Reference
New York Giants call tails, "before the coin toss. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Sports - Top News] Reference
"It kind of tails off, and you get them lunging out.". From Wordnik.com. [columbiatribune.com stories] Reference
Buckland account for the "tails" of diluvium in Scotland?. From Wordnik.com. [More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2] Reference
The coin was tossed up, and Bill Glutts called out "tails" and won. From Wordnik.com. [The Rover Boys on a Hunt or The Mysterious House in the Woods] Reference
The other agreed; he tossed a coin, and May called "tails," and won. From Wordnik.com. [The Grey Room] Reference
This was more than just a clean penny, as the "tails" side looked different. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
"Their tails are a different kind than yours, for they are gray squirrels and you are a red one. From Wordnik.com. [Uncle Wiggily's Travels] Reference
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