nails

noun

The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
When I'm nervous I bite my nails.
The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.
The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds.
The claw of a bird or other animal.
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.
A round pedestal on which merchants once carried out their business, such as the four nails outside The Exchange, Bristol.
An archaic English unit of length equivalent to 1/20 of an ell or 1/16 of a yard (2 1/4 inches or 5.715 cm).

verb

To fix (an object) to another object using a nail.
He nailed the placard to the post.
To drive a nail.
He used the ax head for nailing.
To stud or boss with nails, or as if with nails.
To catch.
To expose as a sham.
To accomplish (a task) completely and successfully.
I really nailed that test.
To hit (a target) effectively with some weapon.
Of a male, to engage in sexual intercourse with.
To spike, as a cannon.
To nail down: to make certain, or confirm.

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