Definition of nail

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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..

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Cochleated :: Cochleated (a.) Having the form of a snail shell; spiral; turbinated.
Unguicular :: Unguicular (a.) Of or pertaining to a claw or a nail; ungual.
Unnail :: Unnail (v. t.) To remove the nails from; to unfasten by removing nails.
Tack :: Tack (v. t.) Especially, to attach or secure in a slight or hasty manner, as by stitching or nailing; as, to tack together the sheets of a book; to tack one piece of cloth to another; to tack on a board or shingle; to tack one piece of metal to another by drops of solder..
Bulimus :: Bulimus (n.) A genus of land snails having an elongated spiral shell, often of large size. The species are numerous and abundant in tropical America..
Bouge :: Bouge (v. t.) To scoop out, as an eye, with the thumb nail; to force out the eye of (a person) with the thumb..
Mark :: Mark (v. t.) To leave a trace, scratch, scar, or other mark, upon, or any evidence of action; as, a pencil marks paper; his hobnails marked the floor..
''snails :: 'Snails (interj.) God's nails, or His nails, that is, the nails with which the Savior was fastened to the cross; -- an ancient form of oath, corresponding to 'Od's bodikins (dim. of body, i.e., God's dear body)..
Plug :: Plug (n.) A block of wood let into a wall, to afford a hold for nails..
Spike :: Spike (v. t.) To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails; as, to spike down planks..
Frost :: Frost (v. t.) To roughen or sharpen, as the nail heads or calks of horseshoes, so as to fit them for frosty weather..
Scratch :: Scratch (v. i.) To use the claws or nails in tearing or in digging; to make scratches.
Snail :: Snail (n.) Any gastropod having a general resemblance to the true snails, including fresh-water and marine species. See Pond snail, under Pond, and Sea snail..
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..
Nip :: Nip (n.) A pinch with the nails or teeth.
Snail :: Snail (n.) A tortoise; in ancient warfare, a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers; a testudo..
Snail-like :: Snail-like (a.) Like or suiting a snail; as, snail-like progress..
Unguiferous :: Unguiferous (a.) Producing, having, or supporting nails or claws..
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.
Canaille :: Canaille (n.) Shorts or inferior flour.
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