What does tailings mean?
Tailings means plural of tailing.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
plural of tailing.
Meronym: culm
[…] and it is made into a mash which is fermented and distilled in the same way that an ordinary grain mash is handled in a whisky distillery. The tailings from the still are first compressed to extract the water, and[…]
Use tailings when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tailings means plural of tailing.
Common synonyms include mullock, culm, tail, tails.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Meronym: culm
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