Definition of nail

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Nail (n.) the horny scale of plate of epidermis at the end of the fingers and toes of man and many apes.

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Helicoid :: Helicoid (a.) Shaped like a snail shell; pertaining to the Helicidae, or Snail family..
Clinch :: Clinch (v. t.) To bend or turn over the point of (something that has been driven through an object), so that it will hold fast; as, to clinch a nail..
Aestivation :: Aestivation (n.) The state of torpidity induced by the heat and dryness of summer, as in certain snails; -- opposed to hibernation..
Water Snail :: Water snail () The Archimedean screw.
Shoe :: Shoe (n.) A plate or rim of iron nailed to the hoof of an animal to defend it from injury.
Snail :: Snail (n.) Any gastropod having a general resemblance to the true snails, including fresh-water and marine species. See Pond snail, under Pond, and Sea snail..
Canaille :: Canaille (n.) The lowest class of people; the rabble; the vulgar.
Sparable :: Sparable (n.) A kind of small nail used by shoemakers.
Nailless :: Nailless (a.) Without nails; having no nails.
Snail :: Snail (n.) A tortoise; in ancient warfare, a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers; a testudo..
Home :: Home (adv.) To the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length; as, to drive a nail home; to ram a cartridge home..
Tacket :: Tacket (n.) A small, broad-headed nail..
Nail :: Nail (a.) A measure of length, being two inches and a quarter, or the sixteenth of a yard..
Dowel :: Dowel (n.) A piece of wood driven into a wall, so that other pieces may be nailed to it..
Agnail :: Agnail (n.) A corn on the toe or foot.
Peg :: Peg (n.) A wooden pin, or nail, on which to hang things, as coats, etc. Hence, colloquially and figuratively: A support; a reason; a pretext; as, a peg to hang a claim upon..
Nail :: 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..
Lim Naea :: Lim naea (n.) A genus of fresh-water air-breathing mollusks, abundant in ponds and streams; -- called also pond snail..
Slit :: Slit (n.) To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as, to slit iron bars into nail rods; to slit leather into straps..
Dodman :: Dodman (n.) A snail; also, a snail shell; a hodmandod..
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