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tailwards

tailwards adverb: towards the tail.

Adverb

tailwards (not comparable)

  1. Towards the tail.

Origin of tailwards

From tail + -wards.

Questions about tailwards

What does tailwards mean?
Tailwards means towards the tail.
What part of speech is tailwards?
Tailwards is an adverb.

Words near tailwards in the dictionary

  1. tailwalk
  2. tailwalked
  3. tailwalking
  4. tailwalks
  5. tailward
  6. tailwards
  7. tailwater
  8. tailwaters
  9. tailwheel
  10. tailwheels
  11. tailwhip

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