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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Sea Snail :: Sea snail () Any small creeping marine gastropod, as the species of Littorina, Natica, etc..
Nailer :: Nailer (n.) One whose occupation is to make nails; a nail maker.
Doornail :: Doornail (n.) The nail or knob on which in ancient doors the knocker struck; -- hence the old saying, As dead as a doornail..
Glass-snail :: Glass-snail (n.) A small, transparent, land snail, of the genus Vitrina..
Brad :: Brad (n.) A thin nail, usually small, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head; also, a small wire nail, with a flat circular head; sometimes, a small, tapering, square-bodied finishing nail, with a countersunk head..
Sea Snail :: Sea snail () A small fish of the genus Liparis, having a ventral sucker. It lives among stones and seaweeds..
Hangnail :: Hangnail (n.) A small piece or silver of skin which hangs loose, near the root of finger nail..
Horsenail :: Horsenail (n.) A thin, pointed nail, with a heavy flaring head, for securing a horsehoe to the hoof; a horsehoe nail..
Unguiculata :: Unguiculata (n. pl.) An extensive division of Mammalia including those having claws or nails, as distinguished from the hoofed animals (Ungulata)..
Hobnail :: Hobnail (v. t.) To tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes..
Claw :: Claw (n.) To pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or nails..
Tack :: Tack (n.) A small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head..
Joist :: "Joist (n.) A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed; -- called, according to its position or use, binding joist, bridging joist, ceiling joist, trimming joist, etc. See Illust. of Double-framed floor, under Double, a..
Nail :: Nail (n.) The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.
Head :: Head (v. t.) To form a head to; to fit or furnish with a head; as, to head a nail..
Clinch :: Clinch (v. t.) To bend or turn over the point of (something that has been driven through an object), so that it will hold fast; as, to clinch a nail..
Bescratch :: Bescratch (v. t.) To tear with the nails; to cover with scratches.
Nog :: Nog (n.) A wooden block, of the size of a brick, built into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork..
Trannel :: Trannel (n.) A treenail.
Slit :: Slit (n.) To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as, to slit iron bars into nail rods; to slit leather into straps..
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