MAKE NEITHER HEAD NOR TAIL OF

Meaning of MAKE NEITHER HEAD NOR TAIL OF in English

v. phr. To be unable to figure something out. This puzzle is so complicated that I can make neither head nor tail of it.

Compare: HEADS OR TAILS.

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MAKE NEITHER HEAD NOR TAIL OF — understand, comprehend
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MAKE NEITHER HEAD NOR TAIL OF — {v. phr.} To be unable to figure something out. * /This puzzle is so complicated that I can make neither …
Slang English vocab
MAKE NEITHER HEAD NOR TAIL OF — {v. phr.} To be unable to figure something out. * /This puzzle is so complicated that I can make neither …
Словарь английских идиом
MAKE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NEITHER — pron. nequel, null; ni un ni li altri. conj. NEITHER ...NOR ...: ni...ni...
English interlingue dictionary
NEITHER — wala'y si kinsa;wala'y usa;wala-sa-duha
English-Visayan vocabulary
NEITHER — I. conjunction Etymology: Middle English, alteration (influenced by either) of nauther, nother, from Old English nāhwæther, nōther, from nā, nō …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TAIL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOR — I. nə(r), (|)nȯ(ə)r, (|)nȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)när conjunction Etymology: Middle English, contraction of nother …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEITHER — I. ˈnēthə(r), ˈnīth-; see either pronoun Etymology: Middle English neither, naither not either of two, pron., conjunction & adjective, alteration …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAKE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEAD
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOR- — combining form Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from normal (I) 1. : parent compound from which (a specified compound) may be …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOR — (conj.) A negative connective or particle, introducing the second member or clause of a negative proposition, following neither, or not, …
Английский словарь Webster
NOR — ( conj. ) A negative connective or particle, introducing the second member or clause of a negative proposition, following neither, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TAIL — tail 1 — tailer , n. — tailless , adj. — taillessly , adv. — taillessness , n. — taillike …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NOR — /nawr/ ; unstressed /neuhr/ , conj. 1. (used in negative phrases, esp. after neither, to introduce the second member in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NEITHER — /nee"dheuhr, nuy"-/ , conj. 1. not either, as of persons or things specified (usually fol. by nor ): Neither John …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAKE — make 1 — makable , adj. /mayk/ , v. , made, making , n. v.t. 1. to bring into existence …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEAD — — headlike , adj. /hed/ , n. 1. the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAIL — I. ˈtāl noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tægel; akin to Old High German zagal tail, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NOR — I. nər, ˈnȯr, Southern also ˈnär conjunction Etymology: Middle English, contraction of nother neither, nor, from nother, pronoun & adjective, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NEITHER — I. ˈnē-thər also ˈnī- conjunction Etymology: Middle English, alteration (influenced by either ) of nauther, nother, from Old English nāhwæther, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAKE — I. ˈmāk verb ( made ˈmād ; mak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEAD
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAIL — noun ·see tailing, ·noun, 5. 2. tail ·noun limitation; abridgment. 3. tail ·noun ·same·as tailing, 4. 4. tail ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
NOR — conj a negative connective or particle, introducing the second member or clause of a negative proposition, following neither, or not, …
Webster English vocab
NEITHER — adj not either; not the one or the other. 2. neither ·conj not either; generally used to introduce the first …
Webster English vocab
MAKE — vt to be engaged or concerned in. 2. make ·noun a companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife. …
Webster English vocab
HEAD
Webster English vocab
TAIL — [tail] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE taegel; akin to OHG zagal tail, MIr dual lock of hair] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NEITHER — [nei.ther] conj [ME, alter. (influenced by either) of nauther, nother, fr. OE nahwaether, nother, fr. na, no not + hwaether …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MAKE — [make] vb made ; mak.ing [ME, fr. OE macian; akin to OHG mahhon to prepare, make, Gk magenai to be …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TAIL — in zoology, prolongation of the backbone beyond the trunk of the body, or any slender projection resembling such a structure. …
Britannica English vocabulary
NOR- — nor-, nor'- BrE AmE nɔː AmE nɔːr —but in Received Pronunciation before a vowel, nɔː r ▷ — nor'-east ˌnɔː …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NEITHER — neither BrE AmE ˈnaɪð ə ˈniːð- AmE \ ˈniːð ə r ˈnaɪð- —See preference poll figures at either
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TAIL — / teɪl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun OF BIRD / ANIMAL / FISH 1. [ C ] the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOR — / nɔː(r); NAmE / conjunction , adverb 1. neither ... nor ... | not ... nor ... and not : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEITHER — / ˈnaɪðə(r); NAmE ; ˈniːðə(r)/ determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner , pronoun not one nor the other of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAKE — / meɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( made , made / meɪd; NAmE /) CREATE 1. make …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEAD
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAIL
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOR'- — nor'- /nɔː $ nɔːr/ BrE AmE prefix a ↑ prefix meaning ‘north’, used especially by sailors: nor'east nor'west
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOR — nor S2 W1 /nɔː $ nɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction , adverb [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: nother 'neither, nor' (13-19 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NEITHER — I. nei ‧ ther 1 W3 /ˈnaɪðə $ ˈniːðər/ BrE AmE determiner , pronoun not one or the other of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MAKE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEAD
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAIL — n. & v. 1 the hindmost part of an animal, esp. when prolonged beyond the rest of the body. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NOR' — n., adj., & adv. (esp. in compounds) = NORTH (nor'ward; nor'wester). [abbr.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NOR — conj. 1 and not; and not either (neither one thing nor the other; not a man nor a child was …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NEITHER — adj., pron., adv., & conj. --adj. & pron. (foll. by sing. verb) 1 not the one nor the other (of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEAD — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAIL — n. & v. 1 the hindmost part of an animal, esp. when prolonged beyond the rest of the body. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NOR — conj. 1 and not; and not either (neither one thing nor the other; not a man nor a child was …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NEITHER — adj., pron., adv., & conj. adj. & pron. (foll. by sing. verb) 1 not the one nor the other (of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAKE — v. & n. v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEAD — n., adj., & v. n. 1 the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAIL — 1. n. & v. 1. the hindmost part of an animal, esp. when prolonged beyond the rest of the body. …
Oxford English vocab
NOR — conj. 1. and not; and not either (neither one thing nor the other; not a man nor a child was …
Oxford English vocab
NEITHER — adj., pron., adv., & conj. --adj. & pron. (foll. by sing. verb) 1. not the one nor the other (of …
Oxford English vocab
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1. tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Oxford English vocab
HEAD — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Oxford English vocab
MAKE — I. CARRYING OUT AN ACTION /meɪk/ ( makes, making, made) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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