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nail - a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener |
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fastener,
fastening,
fixing,
holdfast restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
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brad a small nail
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clinch (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
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clout,
clout nail a target used in archery
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doornail a nail with a large head; formerly used to decorate doors
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eightpenny nail a nail 2.5 inches long
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fourpenny nail a nail 1.5 inches long
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head a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"
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hobnail a short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots
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nailhead flattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the point
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shank,
stem a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
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sixpenny nail a nail 2 inches long
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spike sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes; "spikes provide greater traction"
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staple paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together
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stub nail a short thick nail
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tack sailing a zigzag course
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tenpenny nail a nail 3 inches long
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nail - horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits |
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horny structure,
unguis any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin
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integumentary system the skin and its appendages
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dactyl,
digit a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables
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half-moon,
lunula,
lunule the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail
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matrix mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface
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fingernail the nail at the end of a finger
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toenail the nail at the end of a toe
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nail - a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard |
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linear measure,
linear unit a unit of measurement of length
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nail - attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the board onto the wall" |
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attach be attached; be in contact with
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nail down,
narrow,
narrow down,
peg down,
pin down,
specify succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
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