roostertail
roostertail · roostertails · roostertailed · roostertailing
To pour like a fountainTo pour like a fountain; to spurt violently.
Meaning
2 sensesTo pour like a fountain; to spurt violently.
To move rapidly through water, leaving a roostertail wake.
Origin
From rooster + tail, from analogy with the shape of a rooster's feathered tail.From rooster + tail, from analogy with the shape of a rooster's feathered tail.
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Forms
roostertails, roostertailing, roostertailed, roostertailed| Base form | roostertail · to roostertail |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | roostertails |
| Present participle | roostertailing |
| Past simple | roostertailed |
| Past participle | roostertailed |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle