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noun
- The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
- 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.
- One of the four round pedestals (the nails) in Bristol.
- An archaic English unit of length equivalent to 1/16th of a yard (2.25 inches).
Translations: - Dutch: nagel , spijker
- French: clou(fr)m
- German: Nagel(de)m
- Italian: chiodo(it)m
- Spanish: clavo(es)m
verb
- To employ a nail as a fastener to join objects together.
- (slang) catch.
- 2005, w:Plato, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. w:Stephanus pagination, 261a.
- : we'll the sophist to it, if we can get him on that charge;
- (slang) expose as a sham.
- (slang) accomplish something completely and successfully.
- I really nailed that test.
- (slang) hit a target effectively with some weapon.
- (slang) engage in sexual intercourse.
Translations: - Dutch: slagen voor
- French: choper(fr)
- German: festnageln, sich krallen
- Italian: inchiodare(it)
- Spanish: clavetear(es)
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