Definitions for NAIL
neɪlnail

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. nailnoun

   horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits

2. nailnoun

   a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener

3. nailverb

   a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard

4. nailverb

   attach something somewhere by means of nails

   "nail the board onto the wall"

5. collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, copverb

   take into custody

   "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

6. smash, nail, boom, blastverb

   hit hard

   "He smashed a 3-run homer"

7. nail down, nail, pegverb

   succeed in obtaining a position

   "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"

8. breeze through, ace, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail through, nailverb

   succeed at easily

   "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"

9. pinpoint, nailverb

   locate exactly

   "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"

10. complete, nailverb

    complete a pass

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NAILnoun

   Etymology: nœgl , Saxon; nagel, German.

   1. The hard crust or horny substance at the ends of the fingers and toes.

   My nails can reach unto thine eyes. William Shakespeare.

   The meanest sculptor in th’ Æmilian square,
   Can imitate in brass, the nails and hair;
   Expert in trifles. Dryden.

   The nails of our fingers give strength to those parts in the various functions they are put to; and defend the numerous nerves and tendons that are under them. John Ray.

   2. The talons of birds and beasts.3. A spike of metal by which things are fastened together.

   As one nail by strength drives out another;
   So the remembrance of my former love
   Is by a newer object soon forgotten. William Shakespeare.

   For the body of the ships, no nation doth equal England, nor for the oaken timber to build them; and we need not borrow iron for spikes or nails, to fasten them together. Francis Bacon, Advice to Villiers.

   The load-stone mines in the shore of India, are so placed in abundance and vigor, that it proves an adventure of hazard to pass those coasts in a ship with iron nails. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. ii. c. 3.

   A beechen pail
   Hung by the handle, on a driven nail. Dryden.

   An equivocal word used for the nail of the hand or foot, and for an iron nail to fasten any thing. Isaac Watts.

   4. A Stud; a boss.5. A kind of measure; two inches and a quarter.6. On the nail. Readily; immediately; without delay. I suppose from a counter studded with nails.

   We want our money on the nail,
   The banker’s ruin’d if he pays. Jonathan Swift, Poems.

2. To Nailverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To fasten with nails.

   To the cross he nails thy enemies,
   The law that is against thee, and the sins
   Of all mankind, with him are crucify’d. John Milton, P. Lost.

   He clasp’d his hand upon the wounded part.
   The second shaft came swift and unespy’d,
   And pierc’d his hand, and nail’d it to his side. Dryden.

   2. To stud with nails.

   In golden armour glorious to behold,
   The rivets of your arms were nail’d with gold. Dryden.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nail

   A nail is a small, thin, pointed piece of metal typically used in construction or carpentry to join materials together by being hammered or drilled into place. It can also refer to the hard, protective covering at the tips of a human or animal's fingers or toes.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nailnoun

   the horny scale of plate of epidermis at the end of the fingers and toes of man and many apes

2. Nailnoun

   the basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera

3. Nailnoun

   the terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds

4. Nailnoun

   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

5. Nailadjective

   a measure of length, being two inches and a quarter, or the sixteenth of a yard

6. Nailnoun

   to fasten with a nail or nails; to close up or secure by means of nails; as, to nail boards to the beams

7. Nailnoun

   to stud or boss with nails, or as with nails

8. Nailnoun

   to fasten, as with a nail; to bind or hold, as to a bargain or to acquiescence in an argument or assertion; hence, to catch; to trap

9. Nailnoun

   to spike, as a cannon

10. Etymology: [AS. naeglian. See Nail, n.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Nail

   In woodworking and construction, a nail is a pin-shaped, object of metal used as a fastener, peg to hang something, or sometimes a decoration. Generally nails have a point on one end and a head on the other. Formerly wrought iron, today's nails are typically made of steel, often dipped or coated to prevent corrosion in harsh conditions or improve adhesion. Ordinary nails for wood are usually of a soft, low-carbon or "mild" steel. Nails for concrete are harder, with 0.5-0.75% carbon. Nails are typically driven into the workpiece by a hammer, a pneumatic nail gun, or a small explosive charge or primer. A nail holds materials together by friction in the axial direction and shear strength laterally. The point of the nail is also sometimes bent over or clinched after driving to prevent falling out. Nails are made in a great variety of forms for specialized purposes. The most common is a wire nail. Other types of nails include pins, tacks, brads, and spikes.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Nail

   nāl, n. one of the flattened, elastic, horny plates placed as protective coverings on the dorsal surface of the terminal phalanges of the fingers and toes: the claw of a bird or other animal: a thin pointed piece of metal for fastening wood: a measure of length (2¼ inches):—v.t. to fasten with nails: to make certain: to confirm, pin down, hold fast: to catch or secure through promptitude; to trip up or expose.—ns. Nail′-brush, a small brush for cleaning the nails; Nail′er, one whose trade is to make nails; Nail′ery, a place where nails are made.—adj. Nail′-head′ed, having a head like that of a nail: formed like nail-heads, said of ornamental marks on cloth and on certain kinds of mouldings (dog-tooth).—n. Nail′-rod, a strip cut from an iron plate to be made into nails: a trade name for a strong kind of manufactured tobacco.—Nail to the counter, to expose publicly as false, from the habit of nailing a counterfeit coin to a shop counter.—Drive a nail in one's coffin (see Coffin); Hit the nail on the head, to touch the exact point; On the nail, on the spot: immediately: without delay. [A.S. nægel; Ger. nagel.]

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1. NAIL

   What does NAIL stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the NAIL acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nail

   a tarsal claw: specifically the stout pointed claws in predatory Heteroptera = unguis.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NAIL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Nail is ranked #4936 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Nail surname appeared 7,133 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Nail.
   
   86.7% or 6,187 total occurrences were White.
   5.4% or 385 total occurrences were Black.
   2.4% or 177 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.3% or 166 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   2% or 148 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.9% or 70 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Attach
   • Fastener
   • Football
   • Hit
   • Horny Structure
   • Locate
   • Pass
   • Play
   • Seize
   • Succeed

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'NAIL' in Nouns Frequency: #1853

Anagrams for NAIL »

1. lina

2. alin

3. anil

4. lain

How to pronounce NAIL?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of NAIL in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of NAIL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of NAIL in a Sentence

1. Joanna Gaines:

   I can’t wait to show our fans how every piece of the design comes together before the final reveal, i want to nail every detail so that, when we walk away, Chip and I know we’ve given a family the one-of-a-kind home of their dreams.

2. Abraham Maslow:

   If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.

3. Kenneth Nail:

   Nikki Haley announced. Since then, at least 60 public Confederate symbols have been removed since the 2015 church shooting, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Most recently, the city of St. Louis, Mo., removed a Confedearte monument -- a 32-foot-tall granite column with a bronze sculpture -- from a park. Complicating the debate for those opposed to these moves is the involvement of hate groups like the KKK. The group is planning a rally for July 8 following a decision by the city council in Charlottesville, Va., to remove a statue of Gen. Lee Park and rename Lee Park. Meanwhile, in April, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu ordered the removal of multiple Confederate statues. New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu received brutal backlash and was forced to have heavy police presence in place when the nighttime removals began. Despite threats that people would boycott New Orleans, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu did not back down. These statues are not just stone and metal, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said in a highly lauded speech after the last Confederate statue had been taken down. They are not just innocent remembrances of a benign history. These monuments purposefully celebrate a fictional, sanitized Confederacy ; ignoring the death, ignoring the enslavement and the terror that it actually stood for. But to others, like Kenneth Nail Nail, it’s not about oppression. To us, it’s not a hate thing. It’s a heritage thing and what we like to do is celebrate everyone's struggles : the blacks, the whites, the north and south.

4. Carla Ferrigno:

   I am going public( now) because I am just one more person who puts the nail in his coffin.

5. Abraham Maslow:

   To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=NAIL
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=NAIL
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/NAIL
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=NAIL
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=NAIL
7. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=NAIL
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html