Definition of nails Nails

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What does nails mean?

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nails, verb, present, 3rd person singular of nail (infinitive).
nails, noun, plural of nail.

WordNet

Noun Plural: nails
nail - a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
		holdfast, fastener, fastening, fixing restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
		brad a small nail
		clinch (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
		clout nail, clout a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood
		doornail a nail with a large head; formerly used to decorate doors
		eightpenny nail a nail 2.5 inches long
		fourpenny nail a nail 1.5 inches long
		head a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"
		hobnail a short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots
		nailhead flattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the point
		stem, shank the tube of a tobacco pipe
		sixpenny nail a nail 2 inches long
		spike sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes; "spikes provide greater traction"
		staple paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together
		stub nail a short thick nail
		tack sailing a zigzag course
nail - horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
		horny structure, unguis any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin
		integumentary system the skin and its appendages
		dactyl, digit a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables
		lunule, half-moon, lunula the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail
		matrix mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface
		fingernail the nail at the end of a finger
nail - a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
Verb nails, nailing, nailed
nail - attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the board onto the wall"
		attach be attached; be in contact with
		narrow down, peg down, nail down, pin down, narrow, specify succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
nail - take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
		collar, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop
		prehend, clutch, seize affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"
nail - hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"
		smash, boom, blast
		hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
nail - complete a pass
		complete
		play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
		football game, football any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
nail - locate exactly; "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"
		pinpoint
		locate, turn up discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"
nail - succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"
		breeze through, ace, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail through
		make it, pass travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks"
nail - succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
		nail down, peg
		deliver the goods, bring home the bacon, succeed, come through, win be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"

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Wiktionary

nail (Noun)
The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
nail (Noun)
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.
nail (Noun)
One of the four round pedestals the nails in Bristol, on which merchants once carried out their business.
nail (Noun)
An archaic English unit of length equivalent to 1/20th of an ell or 1/16th of a yard 2. 25 inches or 5,715 cm.
nail (Verb)
To fix an object to another object using a nail.
nail (Verb)
To drive a nail.
nail (Verb)
To catch.
nail (Verb)
To expose as a sham.
nail (Verb)
To accomplish a task completely and successfully.
nail (Verb)
To hit a target effectively with some weapon.
nail (Verb)
Of a male, to engage in sexual intercourse with.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

nail (n.)
the horny scale of plate of epidermis at the end of the fingers and toes of man and many apes.
nail (n.)
The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.
nail (n.)
The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds.
nail (n.)
A slender, pointed piece of metal, usually with a head, used for fastening pieces of wood or other material together, by being driven into or through them.
nail (a.)
A measure of length, being two inches and a quarter, or the sixteenth of a yard.
nail (n.)
To fasten with a nail or nails; to close up or secure by means of nails; as, to nail boards to the beams.
nail (n.)
To stud or boss with nails, or as with nails.
nail (n.)
To fasten, as with a nail; to bind or hold, as to a bargain or to acquiescence in an argument or assertion; hence, to catch; to trap.
nail (n.)
To spike, as a cannon.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

nail
The hard, flat, translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation.
nail
A spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials.
nail
(For a man) To have sexual intercourse with a woman.
nail
Hard keratin part growing at the end of a finger, toe or leg.
nail
To hit extremely hard.
nail
To attach something somewhere using nails.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

nail
nāl, n. one of the flattened, elastic, horny plates placed as protective coverings on the dorsal surface of the terminal phalanges of the fingers and toes: the claw of a bird or other animal: a thin pointed piece of metal for fastening wood: a measure of length (2¼ inches):—v.t. to fasten with nails: to make certain: to confirm, pin down, hold fast: to catch or secure through promptitude; to trip up or expose.—ns. Nail′-brush, a small brush for cleaning the nails; Nail′er, one whose trade is to make nails; Nail′ery, a place where nails are made.—adj. Nail′-head′ed, having a head like that of a nail: formed like nail-heads, said of ornamental marks on cloth and on certain kinds of mouldings (dog-tooth).—n. Nail′-rod, a strip cut from an iron plate to be made into nails: a trade name for a strong kind of manufactured tobacco.—Nail to the counter, to expose publicly as false, from the habit of nailing a counterfeit coin to a shop counter.—Drive a nail in one's coffin (see Coffin); Hit the nail on the head, to touch the exact point; On the nail, on the spot: immediately: without delay. [A.S. nægel; Ger. nagel.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

nail
Is colloquially used for binding a person to a bargain. In weighing articles of food, a nail is 8 lbs.

Wikipedia

A nail is a metal object with a flat head and a long sharp tip. A hammer is used to put it into another object. It is often used to join two objects together.