nail
31nail — noun 1 on the fingers/toes ⇨ See also ↑fingernail, ↑toenail ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ sharp ▪ healthy, strong ▪ …
32nail — n 1. spike, brad, pin, peg, skewer, rivet, staple, tack, point; common nail, finishing nail, cut nail, roofing nail, drive nail, boat nail. 2. fingernail, toenail, (all of animals) claw, clutch, talon, unguis, nipper, pincher, hook. 3. hit the… …
33nail — /neɪl / (say nayl) noun 1. a slender piece of metal, usually with one end pointed and the other enlarged, for driving into or through wood, etc., as to hold separate pieces together. 2. a thin, horny plate, consisting of modified epidermis,… …
34nail — noun 1》 a small metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven into wood to join things together or to serve as a hook. 2》 a horny covering on the upper surface of the tip of the finger and toe in humans and other primates. ↘a hard growth on… …
35nail*/ — [neɪl] noun [C] I 1) a thin pointed piece of metal that you use for fixing one thing to another by hitting it with a hammer 2) the smooth hard part that grows over the ends of your fingers and toes • a nail in the coffin one of a series of events …
36nail — [[t]neɪl[/t]] n. 1) a slender, rod shaped piece of metal, typically having a pointed tip and a flattened head, made to be hammered into wood or other material as a fastener or support 2) a thin, horny plate, consisting of modified epidermis,… …
37nail — <ər.>: nail olmaq – əldə etmək, müvəffəq olmaq, çatmaq, yetmək. Məqsədə nail olmaq. İstəyinə nail olmaq. – <Dərviş:> Dilədiyimiz arzuya nail olduq. A. D.. Beləliklə, Naşad əfəndi öz məqsəd və məramına nail olmuş(du). S. H …
38nail — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nægl; akin to Old High German nagal nail, fingernail, Latin unguis fingernail, toenail, claw, Greek onyx Date: before 12th century 1. a. a horny sheath protecting the upper end of each finger… …
39nail — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fingernail, toenail, ungula; talon, claw; tack, brad, spoke; hobnail, clout; pin, peg. v. t. pin, fix; informal, capture, catch. See junction, restraint. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. brad, pin, peg, hob,… …
40nail — see the nail that sticks up gets hammered down when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail one nail drives out another for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the man… …
