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.

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

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 …
Словарь английских идиом
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 head …
American Idioms English vocabulary
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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
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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 …
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