Definition of nail

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Nail (n.) To stud or boss with nails, or as with nails..

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Fillip :: Fillip (v. t.) To strike with the nail of the finger, first placed against the ball of the thumb, and forced from that position with a sudden spring; to snap with the finger..
Clout :: Clout (n.) To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole..
Mopboard :: Mopboard (n.) A narrow board nailed against the wall of a room next to the floor; skirting board; baseboard. See Baseboard.
Snail-paced :: Snail-paced (a.) Slow-moving, like a snail..
Fasten :: Fasten (a.) To cause to hold together or to something else; to attach or unite firmly; to cause to cleave to something , or to cleave together, by any means; as, to fasten boards together with nails or cords; to fasten anything in our thoughts..
Physa :: Physa (n.) A genus of fresh-water Pulmonifera, having reversed spiral shells. See Pond snail, under Pond..
Quick :: Quick (n.) The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible of serious injury or keen feeling; the sensitive living flesh; the part of a finger or toe to which the nail is attached; the tender emotions; as, to cut a finger nail to the quick; to thrust a sword to the quick, to taunt one to the quick; -- used figuratively..
Governail :: Governail (n.) Management; mastery.
Geophila :: Geophila (n. pl.) The division of Mollusca which includes the land snails and slugs.
Unnail :: Unnail (v. t.) To remove the nails from; to unfasten by removing nails.
Claw :: Claw (n.) A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird..
Exungulate :: Exungulate (v. t.) To pare off, as nails, the hoof, etc..
Water Snail :: Water snail () Any aquatic pulmonate gastropod belonging to Planorbis, Limnaea, and allied genera; a pond snail..
Trunnel :: Trunnel (n.) See Treenail.
Pinchers :: Pinchers (n. pl.) An instrument having two handles and two grasping jaws working on a pivot; -- used for griping things to be held fast, drawing nails, etc..
Worm :: Worm (n.) A creeping or a crawling animal of any kind or size, as a serpent, caterpillar, snail, or the like..
Wringbolt :: Wringbolt (n.) A bolt used by shipwrights, to bend and secure the planks against the timbers till they are fastened by bolts, spikes, or treenails; -- not to be confounded with ringbolt..
Unguiculated :: Unguiculated (a.) Furnished with nails, claws, or hooks; clawed. See the Note under Nail, n., 1..
Rove :: Rove (n.) A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boat building.
Trenail :: Trenail (n.) Same as Treenail.
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