Nail

Quick meaning: Nail is a noun meaning The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.

Meaning

The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.

More Meanings

1. The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.
2. The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds.
3. The claw of a bird or other animal.
4. A round pedestal on which merchants once carried out their business, such as the four nails outside The Exchange, Bristol.
5. An archaic English unit of length equivalent to ¹⁄₂₀ of an ell or ¹⁄₁₆ of a yard (2+¹⁄₄ inches or 5.715 cm).
6. (transitive) To fix (an object) to another object using a nail.
7. A spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials. The nail is generally driven through two or more layers of material by means of impacts from a hammer or other device. It is then held in place by friction.

Example Sentences

He used the ax head for nailing.

When I'm nervous I bite my nails.

He nailed the placard to the post.

The rivets of their arms were nail'd with gold.

Word Forms

• nails
• nailing
• nailed

Synonyms for nail

Depending on context, synonyms include hammer, arrest, collar, nick, apprehend, begripe.

Antonyms for nail

Common opposites include screw, fail, flunk, bomb.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cop, blast, collar, peg, boom, smash.

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