TAILBONE

Meaning of TAILBONE in English

/ ˈteɪlbəʊn; NAmE -boʊn/ noun

the small bone at the bottom of the spine

SYN coccyx —picture at skeleton

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

TAILBONE — noun Date: circa 1577 a caudal vertebra, coccyx
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TAILBONE — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a caudal vertebra 2. : coccyx walking bent over, one hand on his tailbone like an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAILBONE — /tayl"bohn'/ , n. Anat. the coccyx. [ 1540-50; TAIL 1 + BONE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAILBONE — noun Date: circa 1577 1. : a caudal vertebra 2. : coccyx
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAILBONE — [tail.bone] n (ca. 1577) 1: a caudal vertebra 2: coccyx
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TAILBONE — tailbone BrE AmE ˈteɪ ə l bəʊn AmE \ -boʊn ▷ tailbone|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TAILBONE — tail ‧ bone /ˈteɪlbəʊn $ -boʊn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] the small bone at the bottom of your ↑ spine …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAILBONE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ His voice was so low that it tickled my tailbone . ▪ Somehow he had …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TAILBONE — копчик
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TAILBONE — сущ. ; = coccyx
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TAILBONE — сущ.; - coccyx
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TAILBONE — копчик
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
TAILBONE — n AmE sl He fell square on his tailbone — Он упал прямо на задницу A bruised tailbone is a real annoyance …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
TAILBONE — n AmE sl He fell square on his tailbone — Он упал прямо на задницу A bruised tailbone is a …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
TAILBONE — tailbone n AmE sl He fell square on his tailbone Он упал прямо на задницу A bruised tailbone is a …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
TAILBONE — He fell square on his tailbone — Он упал прямо на задницу A bruised tailbone is a real annoyance — …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
TAILBONE — копчик
Subsidiary English-Russian Dictionary
TAILBONE — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ b ō n Function: noun Date: circa 1577 1 : a caudal vertebra 2 : COCCYX
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
COCCYX — also called tailbone curved, semiflexible lower end of the backbone (vertebral column) in apes and humans, representing a vestigial tail. …
Britannica English vocabulary
COCCYGEUS MUSCLE — muscle of the lower back that arises from the ischium (lower, rear portion of the hipbone) and from the ligaments …
Britannica English vocabulary
COCCYX — / ˈkɒksɪks; NAmE ˈkɑːk-/ noun ( pl. coc·cyxes or coc·cy·ges / ˈkɒksɪdʒiːz; NAmE ˈkɑːk-/) ( anatomy ) the small bone …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COCCYX — coc ‧ cyx /ˈkɒksɪks $ ˈkɑːk-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural coccyxes or coccyges /kɒkˈsaɪdʒiːz $ ˈkɑːksə-/) [countable] technical [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SO — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES A dozen or so (= about 12 ) ▪ A dozen or so cars …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BACKSIDE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB get ▪ They should get off their backsides and let us see what they …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TAIL — noun 1 of an animal, a bird, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ long , short ▪ bushy , curly , forked , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
VERTEBRAL COLUMN — The bones, muscles, tendons, and other tissues that reach from the base of the skull to the tailbone. The vertebral …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
TERATOMA — A type of germ cell tumor that may contain several different types of tissue, such as hair, muscle, and bone. …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
SPINE — The bones, muscles, tendons, and other tissues that reach from the base of the skull to the tailbone. The spine …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
SPINAL COLUMN — The bones, muscles, tendons, and other tissues that reach from the base of the skull to the tailbone. The spinal …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
BACILLUS CALMETTE GUERIN[BAH-SILL-US KAL-MET GAY-RAN]BCG. A TYPE OF BACTERIA USED IN CANCER TREATMENT TO STIMULATE THE IMMUNE SYSTEM. — It is also used to vaccinate against tuberculosis. backbone The bones, muscles, tendons, and other tissues that reach from the …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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