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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Stud :: Stud (n.) A kind of nail with a large head, used chiefly for ornament; an ornamental knob; a boss..
Stubbed :: Stub (n.) A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron..
Dodman :: Dodman (n.) A snail; also, a snail shell; a hodmandod..
Onychomancy :: Onychomancy (n.) Divination by the nails.
Nail :: 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..
Trenail :: Trenail (n.) Same as Treenail.
Head :: Head (n.) The uppermost, foremost, or most important part of an inanimate object; such a part as may be considered to resemble the head of an animal; often, also, the larger, thicker, or heavier part or extremity, in distinction from the smaller or thinner part, or from the point or edge; as, the head of a cane, a nail, a spear, an ax, a mast, a sail, a ship; that which covers and closes the top or the end of a hollow vessel; as, the head of a cask or a steam boiler..
Canaille :: Canaille (n.) The lowest class of people; the rabble; the vulgar.
Snail :: Snail (n.) A tortoise; in ancient warfare, a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers; a testudo..
Nail :: Nail (n.) To spike, as a cannon..
Lath :: Lath (n.) A thin, narrow strip of wood, nailed to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting the tiles, plastering, etc. A corrugated metallic strip or plate is sometimes used..
Snailfish :: Snailfish (n.) See Sea snail (a).
Tack :: Tack (n.) A small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head..
Naileries :: Naileries (pl. ) of Nailer.
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..
Suburb :: Subungual (a.) Under the nail or hoof.
Onychia :: Onychia (n.) An affection of a finger or toe, attended with ulceration at the base of the nail, and terminating in the destruction of the nail..
Cut :: Cut (v. t.) To sever and remove by cutting; to cut off; to dock; as, to cut the hair; to cut the nails..
Physa :: Physa (n.) A genus of fresh-water Pulmonifera, having reversed spiral shells. See Pond snail, under Pond..
Countersunk :: Countersunk (p. p. & a.) Beveled on the lower side, so as to fit a chamfered countersink; as, a countersunk nailhead..
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