HEAD OR TAIL

Definition: HEAD OR TAIL

HEAD OR TAIL

1. This side or that side; this thing or that; -- a phrase used in throwing a coin to decide a choice, guestion, or stake, head being the side of the coin bearing the effigy or principal figure (or, in case there is no head or face on either side, that side which has the date on it), and tail the other side.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Synonyms within Context: HEAD OR TAIL

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Unintelligibility	Not understand; lose, lose the clue; miss; not know what to make of, be able to make nothing of, give it up; not be able to account for, not be able to make either head or tail of; be at sea; (uncertain); wonder; see through a glass darkly; (ignorance).
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Modern Usage: HEAD OR TAIL

Expression: HEAD OR TAIL

Modern Translation: HEAD OR TAIL

Language		Translations for "HEAD OR TAIL"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Finnish		tästä ei tule hullua hurskaammaksi (I cannot make head or tail of this). (various references)

German		Ich kann nicht klug daraus werden. (I can't make head or tail of it.). (various references)

Greek		κατανοώ (appreciate, come to terms with, comprehend, make head or tail of, take stock, understand), βγάζω άκρη (make head or tail of), δεν βγάζω άκρη (can't make head or tail of). (various references)

Hungarian		eligazodik vmin (to make head or tail of sg). (various references)

Pig Latin		eadhay oray ailtay.(various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Bible Trace: HEAD OR TAIL

Language	Date	Source	Isaiah Chapter 19, Verse 15
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai ouk estai toiV aiguptioiV ergon o poihsei kefalhn kai ouran archn kai teloV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Et non erit Aegypto opus quod faciat caput et caudam incurvantem et refrenantem
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And ther shal not be to Egipt werke, that it make hed and tail in boowing and refreynyng.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may do.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may perform.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And in Egypt there will be no work for any man, head or tail, high or low, to do.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Matched Bible Translations: HEAD OR TAIL

Language	Isaiah Chapter 19, Verse 15
Cebuano	Wala nay bisan unsang bulohaton alang sa Egipto, nga mahimo nga ulo kun ikog, palwa kun banban.
Croatian	U Egiptu više ne može uspjeti ništa od onog što èine glava i rep, palma i sita.
Danish	For Ægypten lykkes intet, hverken for Hoved eller Hale, Palme eller Siv.
Dutch	En er zal geen werk wezen voor de Egyptenaren, hetwelk het hoofd of de staart, de tak of de bieze doen mag.
Finnish	Eikä menesty Egyptille mikään teko, tekipä sen pää tai häntä, palmunlehvä tai kaisla.
French	Et l`Égypte sera hors d`état de faire Ce que font la tête et la queue, La branche de palmier et le roseau.
German	Und Ägypten wird kein Werk haben, das Haupt oder Schwanz, Ast oder Stumpf ausrichte.
Hungarian	És nem lesz Égyiptomnak semmi munkája, a melyet cselekednék a fõ és fark, a pálmaág és a káka.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Di Mesir tak ada orang yang masih berdaya, baik penguasa maupun rakyat, baik orang penting maupun orang biasa.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka tiada akan lagi pekerjaan bagi orang Mesir, yang boleh diperbuat oleh kepala atau ekor, oleh cabang atau kercut.
Italian	Non riuscir� all'Egitto qualunque opera faccia: il capo o la coda, la palma o il giunco.
Korean	� 굽 에 서 머 리 나 꼬 리 나 종 � � 나 무 가 지 나 갈 대 나 아 무 � 일 이 없 으 리 라
Maori	Ka kahore noa iho ano he mahi ma Ihipa, hei mahinga ma te upoko, ma te hiawero, ma te nikau, ma te wiwi.
Norwegian	Og ikke skal nogen gjerning lykkes for Egypten, enten det så er hode eller hale, palmegren eller siv som gjør den.
Portuguese	E não haverá para o Egito coisa alguma que possa fazer cabeça ou cauda, ramo ou junco.
Rumanian	wi Egiptul nu va avea pe nimeni, care sq poatq face ceva, nici cap, nici coadq, nici ramurq de finic, nici trestie!
Spanish	No le servirá a Egipto nada de lo que haga la cabeza y la cola, la palmera y el junco.
Swedish	Och Egypten skall icke hava framgång i vad någon där gör, evad han är huvud eller svans, evad han är palmtopp eller sävstrå.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Anagrams: HEAD OR TAIL

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-d-e-h-i-l-o-r-t"
	-1 letter: trailhead.
	-2 letters: aerolith, idolater, lariated, railhead, tailored.
	-3 letters: airdate, airhead, airhole, airthed, dariole, delator, dilater, dilator, hetaira, laterad, lathier, leotard, lithoed, loathed, loather, radiale, radiate, rathole, redtail, theroid, thirled, tiaraed, trailed, trehala.
	-4 letters: adroit, aerial, airted, alated, alodia, althea, aortae, aortal, areola, ariled, atrial, dahlia, daleth, dartle, dearth, dehort, derail, detail, dialer, dilate, dither.
	-5 letters: aahed.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-d-e-h-i-l-o-r-t"
	+4 letters: radiotelegraph.
	+5 letters: hydroxylapatite, radiotelegraphs, radiotelegraphy, thermodynamical.
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Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Run out and find me a four-year-old child, I can't make head or tail of it. (Duck Soup; writing credit: Bert Kalmar ; Harry Ruby)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

HEAD OR TAIL

Definition: HEAD OR TAIL

HEAD OR TAIL

Synonyms within Context: HEAD OR TAIL

Unintelligibility

Crosswords: HEAD OR TAIL

Modern Usage: HEAD OR TAIL

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Expression: HEAD OR TAIL

Modern Translation: HEAD OR TAIL

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Bible Trace: HEAD OR TAIL

Matched Bible Translations: HEAD OR TAIL

Anagrams: HEAD OR TAIL

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INDEX

Expression using "HEAD OR TAIL": not be able to make either head or tail of. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.