Nail

Definition of nail:

part of speech: noun

The horny scale at the end of the human fingers and toes: the claw of a bird or other animal: a pointed spike of metal for fastening wood: a measure of length ( 2 1/ 4 inches).

part of speech: noun

The terminal horny plate of finger or toe.

part of speech: verb

To fasten with nails.

part of speech: verb

To fasten with such a piece of metal; to secure or make certain; to hold down tightly: as, to nail an argument; to expose; as, to nail a lie.

part of speech: noun

The horny substance at the ends of the human fingers and toes; the claws of a bird or animal; a measure two and one- fourth inches long; a pointed piece of metal, furnished with a head, and used for driving into woodwork, etc.

part of speech: noun

Horny scale at the end of the finger or toe; claw; metal spike; measure of two and one fourth inches.

Usage examples for nail:

• Hold this board while I nail it in place. "The Clock Strikes Thirteen", Mildred A. Wirt.

• He got the bottle out again and showed her with his thumb nail a point which he chose at random. "Entire PG Edition of The Works of William Dean Howells", William Dean Howells.

• They had lent thousands of good Imperial thalers, and now a creditor would pay them on the nail a thousand thalers in new money. "Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II.", Gustav Freytag.

• Where is there a nail that I may hang myself upon it? "The Slaves of the Padishah", Mór Jókai.