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
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:
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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.