Nail

Noun



 * 1) The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
 * 2) 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.
 * 3) One of the four round pedestals (the nails) in Bristol, on which merchants once carried out their business.
 * 4) An archaic English unit of length equivalent to 1/16th of a yard (2.25 inches).

Derived terms

 * hangnail
 * hard as nails
 * nail file, nail-file, nailfile
 * nail polish


 * fingernail
 * straw nail
 * toenail
 * on the nail

Verb

 * 1)  To fix (an object) to another object using a nail.
 * He nailed the placard to the post.
 * 1)  To drive a nail.
 * He used the ax head for nailing.
 * 1)  To catch.
 * 2) * 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 261a.
 * we'll nail the sophist to it, if we can get him on that charge;
 * 1)  To expose as a sham.
 * 2)  To accomplish (a task) completely and successfully.
 * I really nailed that test.
 * 1)  To hit (a target) effectively with some weapon.
 * 2)  Of a male, to engage in sexual intercourse with.
 * There’s a benefit gala at the Boston Pops tonight, and... well, I’m trying to nail the flautist. - Brian Griffin in the TV series Family Guy

Synonyms

 * bang, screw, fuck, shag (British)

Adjectives for Nail
tapering; cruel; brass-headed; sulphurous; diamond; slim; sturdy; bent; rusty.

Verbs for Nail
cast—; clip off—; drive—; fabricate—s fasten with—; hammer—; impale on— mend with—; pound in—; secure with— strike—; stud with—s; suspend from— thump—; whack—; —impinges; —pierces —rivets; —splinters.

Thesaurus
Gibraltar, abduct, adamant, agonize, articulate, at once, attach, bag, batten, batten down, be correct, be precise, be right, biff, bolt, bone, brick, buckle, butt, button, cabbage, capture, carry off, catch, cement, chafe, clasp, claw, claws, cleat, clench, clinch, clip, clout, clutch, clutches, cold, collar, complete, conclude, concrete, diamond, digits, ding, distinguish, dovetail, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entrap, fangs, fasten, fastener, fastening, finalize, fingernails, fingers, fix, flint, focus, foul, fret, get, glue, grab, granite, grapple, hands, hard as nails, hardy, harpoon, hasp, have, heart of oak, hinge, hit, hitch, hook, hooks, horse, identify, immediately, iron, jam, jaws, join, joint, kidnap, know, know again, land, lasso, latch, lion, lock, make out, mandibles, marble, maxillae, meathooks, mesh, miter, mitts, mortise, nab, nail down, nails, net, nick, nip, nippers, noose, oak, on the nail, on the spot, ox, palm, peg, pin, pincers, pinch, place, pounces, prehend, promptly, punch, rabbet, realize, recall knowledge of, recognize, reidentify, resolve, right away, rivet, rock, rope, sack, scarf, screw, secure, settle, sew, shanghai, shoot, skewer, slog, slosh, snag, snap, snare, snatch, sniggle, sock, spear, spike, spot, staple, steel, stew over, stick, stitch, stone, strike, suffer, tack, take, talon, talons, tangle, tangle up with, teeth, tell, throttle, toggle, tough, trap, unfeeling, unguals, ungulae, unsentimental, unsympathetic, vigorous, wedge, whack, without delay, worry, zipper

Etymology 1
næġel, from (compare Dutch/German/Swedish nagel:), from  ‘nail’ (compare Irish ionga:, Latin unguis, Lithuanian nãgas:, Russian nogá 'foot, leg', ноготь: 'nail', Ancient Greek ὄνυξ:, Sanskrit nakhá:).

Etymology 2
From næglan:

Noun

 * Afrikaans: nael
 * Albanian: thua
 * Arabic: (ẓufr)
 * Armenian:
 * Old Armenian:
 * Azeri:
 * Bosnian:
 * Breton: ivin, ivinoù
 * Campidanese Sardinian: unga
 * Catalan: ungla
 * Chinese:
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Erzya: кенже (kenzhe)
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: küüs
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: unlla, uña
 * Georgian:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Anciemt:
 * Modern:
 * Gujarati: નખ (nakh)
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Ido:
 * Ilocano: kuko
 * Indonesian:
 * Interlingua: ungula
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 爪 (つめ, tsume)
 * Kurdish:, نیوخان
 * Latgalian:
 * Latin:


 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian:
 * Luxembourgish: Nol
 * Macedonian: нокт
 * Malay: kuku
 * Maltese:
 * Northern Sami: gazza
 * Norwegian:
 * Occitan: ,
 * Old Church Slavonic:
 * Old English:
 * Persian:
 * Pitjantjatjara: piri
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Rohingya: nok
 * Romanian:, unghii
 * Russian: ноготь (nógot')
 * Sanskrit: (nakha)
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Serbian:
 * Cyrillic: нокат
 * Roman: nokat
 * Sicilian:
 * Skolt Sami: kõʒʒ
 * Slovak:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:, garra
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: kuko
 * Tajik:
 * Telugu: గోరు (goru), నఖము (nakhamu)
 * Tok Pisin: kapa bilong pinga
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: ніготь
 * Urdu:
 * Vietnamese: móng
 * Welsh:


 * Afrikaans: spyker
 * Albanian: gozhdë
 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Azeri:
 * Bosnian: ,
 * Breton: tach, tachoù
 * Catalan: clau
 * Chamicuro:
 * Chinese:
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Erzya: эське (esjke)
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: nagli, saumur
 * Interlingua: clavo
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 釘 (くぎ, kugi)
 * Korean: 못 (mot)
 * Kurdish: بزمار


 * Latin:
 * Latvian: nagla
 * Lithuanian: vinis
 * Luxembourgish: Nol
 * Macedonian: шајка, заковка,
 * Malay: paku
 * Maltese:
 * Northern Sami: spiikkár
 * Norwegian:
 * Old English:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: cui
 * Russian: гвоздь (gvozd’)
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Serbian:
 * Cyrillic:, , , гвозд
 * Roman:, , , gvozd
 * Sicilian: ,
 * Slovak: klinec
 * Slovene: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: pako
 * Tajik:
 * Telugu: మేకు (mEku)
 * Turkish: ,
 * Ukrainian: цвях
 * Urdu:
 * West Frisian: spiker

Derived terms

 * rusty nail

Verb

 * Armenian: մեխել
 * Breton: tachañ
 * Czech:
 * Danish: sømme
 * Dutch: nagelen, inkloppen
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:, , annageln
 * Greek: καρφώνω
 * Interlingua: clavar


 * Italian:
 * Luxembourgish: festneelen, unneelen, neelen
 * Macedonian: заковува
 * Norwegian: spikre
 * Polish: wbijać gwóźdź
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: прибивать, приколачивать, пригвоздить
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Dutch: vastpinnen
 * French:
 * German: festnageln, sich krallen


 * Italian:
 * Norwegian:, fakke
 * Portuguese:


 * Dutch: slagen voor, voor elkaar krijgen


 * French:


 * French:
 * Greek: καρφώνω


 * Norwegian:


 * Afrikaans: spyker
 * French: ,


 * German:
 * Greek: καρφώνω

Anagrams

 * anil
 * INLA
 * lain
 * Lani
 * Lina