noun Download 🔗Share The act of following someone. Examples : ""The detective was skilled at tailings, blending into the crowd to follow the suspect unnoticed." " action police Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The part of a projecting stone or brick inserted in a wall. Examples : "The mason carefully checked the tailings of each brick to ensure they were deep enough in the wall for a strong, stable structure. " architecture part building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The lighter parts of grain separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing; chaff. Examples : "After harvesting the wheat, the farmer burned the tailings left behind, clearing the field for the next crop. " agriculture plant seed Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A prolongation of current in a telegraph line, due to capacity in the line and causing signals to run together. Examples : "Due to the long telegraph wire and its capacity, the receiver struggled to distinguish individual letters because of the tailings, which blurred the dots and dashes together. " communication electronics technology signal physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing; gangue, slimes Examples : "After the gold was separated from the rock, the mine left behind piles of sandy tailings. " geology environment material industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading