Definition of nail

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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..

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Clout :: Clout (n.) To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole..
Leprosy :: Leprosy (n.) A cutaneous disease which first appears as blebs or as reddish, shining, slightly prominent spots, with spreading edges. These are often followed by an eruption of dark or yellowish prominent nodules, frequently producing great deformity. In one variety of the disease, anaesthesia of the skin is a prominent symptom. In addition there may be wasting of the muscles, falling out of the hair and nails, and distortion of the hands and feet with destruction of the bones and joints. It is
Flagellum :: Flagellum (v. t.) An appendage of the reproductive apparatus of the snail.
Nailed :: Nailed (imp. & p. p.) of Nai.
Ianthina :: Ianthina (n.) Any gastropod of the genus Ianthina, of which various species are found living in mid ocean; -- called also purple shell, and violet snail..
Drive :: Drive (v. t.) To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to; as, to drive cattle; to drive a nail; smoke drives persons from a room..
Nail-headed :: Nail-headed (a.) Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble the head of a nail.
Nail :: Nail (n.) The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.
Snail-like :: Snail-like (adv.) In the manner of a snail; slowly.
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..
Tack :: Tack (n.) A small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head..
Unguiculated :: Unguiculated (a.) Furnished with nails, claws, or hooks; clawed. See the Note under Nail, n., 1..
Spike :: Spike (v. t.) To stop the vent of (a gun or cannon) by driving a spike nail, or the like into it..
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..
Penny :: Penny (a.) Denoting pound weight for one thousand; -- used in combination, with respect to nails; as, tenpenny nails, nails of which one thousand weight ten pounds..
Pricking :: Pricking (n.) The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness.
Puncture :: Puncture (n.) A small hole made by a point; a slight wound, bite, or sting; as, the puncture of a nail, needle, or pin..
Ungual :: Ungual (a.) Having a nail, claw, or hoof attached; -- said of certain bones of the feet..
Stud :: Stud (n.) An upright scanting, esp. one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed..
Snail-like :: Snail-like (a.) Like or suiting a snail; as, snail-like progress..
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