Definition of nail

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Nail (n.) The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds..

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Ungual :: Ungual (a.) Having a nail, claw, or hoof attached; -- said of certain bones of the feet..
Stylommatophorous :: Stylommatophora (n. pl.) A division of Pulmonata in which the eyes are situated at the tips of the tentacles. It includes the common land snails and slugs. See Illust. under Snail.
Battening :: Battening (n.) Furring done with small pieces nailed directly upon the wall.
Lath :: Lath (n.) A thin, narrow strip of wood, nailed to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting the tiles, plastering, etc. A corrugated metallic strip or plate is sometimes used..
Crucify :: Crucify (v. t.) To fasten to a cross; to put to death by nailing the hands and feet to a cross or gibbet.
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..
Rove :: Rove (n.) A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boat building.
Flat-headed :: Flat-headed (a.) Having a head with a flattened top; as, a flat-headed nail..
Escargatoire :: Escargatoire (n.) A nursery of snails.
Snail :: Snail (n.) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial air-breathing gastropods belonging to the genus Helix and many allied genera of the family Helicidae. They are abundant in nearly all parts of the world except the arctic regions, and feed almost entirely on vegetation; a land snail..
Bescratch :: Bescratch (v. t.) To tear with the nails; to cover with scratches.
Snail-paced :: Snail-paced (a.) Slow-moving, like a snail..
Iron-sick :: Iron-sick (a.) Having the ironwork loose or corroded; -- said of a ship when her bolts and nails are so eaten with rust that she has become leaky.
Nailing :: Nailing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Nai.
Supernaculum :: Supernaculum (adv. & n.) A kind of mock Latin term intended to mean, upon the nail; -- used formerly by topers..
Nail :: Nail (a.) A measure of length, being two inches and a quarter, or the sixteenth of a yard..
Sparable :: Sparable (n.) A kind of small nail used by shoemakers.
Agnail :: Agnail (n.) An inflammation or sore under or around the nail; also, a hangnail..
Cochleated :: Cochleated (a.) Having the form of a snail shell; spiral; turbinated.
Snailfish :: Snailfish (n.) See Sea snail (a).
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