Definitions for nailneɪl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
nailneɪl(n.)
a slender, rod-shaped piece of metal, typically having a pointed tip and a flattened head, made to be hammered into wood or other material as a fastener or support.
a thin, horny plate, consisting of modified epidermis, growing on the upper side of the end of a finger or toe.
a former measure of length for cloth, equal to 2¼ in. (6.4 cm).
(v.t.)to fasten with a nail or nails.
to enclose or shut by nailing (often fol. by up).
to keep firmly in one place or position.
Informal. to catch or seize.
to accomplish perfectly:
the only gymnast to nail the dismount.
nail down, to make final; settle once and for all.
Category: Verb Phrase
Idioms for nail:
hit the nail on the head, to say or do exactly the right thing.
Category: Idiom
nail in someone's or something's coffin,something that hastens the demise or failure of a person or thing:
Every moment's delay is another nail in his coffin.
Category: Idiom
Origin of nail:
bef. 900; (n.) ME nayl(l), OE nægl, c. OFris neil, OS, OHG nagal (G Nagel), ON nagl fingernail; akin to OIr ingen, L unguis, Gk ónyx
Princeton's WordNet
nail(noun)
horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
nail(noun)
a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
nail(verb)
a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
nail(verb)
attach something somewhere by means of nails
"nail the board onto the wall"
collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop(verb)
take into custody
"the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
smash, nail, boom, blast(verb)
hit hard
"He smashed a 3-run homer"
nail down, nail, peg(verb)
succeed in obtaining a position
"He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
breeze through, ace, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail through, nail(verb)
succeed at easily
"She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"
pinpoint, nail(verb)
locate exactly
"can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"
complete, nail(verb)
complete a pass
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
nail(noun)ˈeɪl
a pointed piece of metal with a flat top, used with a hammer to attach or hang things
a two-inch steel nail; a hammer and nails
nailˈeɪl
a fingernail or toenail
My nails need to be cut.
nail(verb)ˈeɪl
to hit a nail with a hammer
She nailed the boards together.; as he nailed it into the wall
nailˈeɪl
to do sth successfully
He nailed his first dive.
nailˈeɪl
to catch and punish sb for doing sth wrong
The police finally nailed him for dealing drugs.
Webster Dictionary
Nail(noun)
the horny scale of plate of epidermis at the end of the fingers and toes of man and many apes
Nail(noun)
the basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera
Nail(noun)
the terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds
Nail(noun)
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
Nail(adj)
a measure of length, being two inches and a quarter, or the sixteenth of a yard
Nail(noun)
to fasten with a nail or nails; to close up or secure by means of nails; as, to nail boards to the beams
Nail(noun)
to stud or boss with nails, or as with nails
Nail(noun)
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
Nail(noun)
to spike, as a cannon
Translations for nail
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
nail(noun)
a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them
I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.
- naelAfrikaans
- ظُفْرArabic
- нокътBulgarian
- unhaPortuguese (BR)
- nehetCzech
- der NagelGerman
- negl; -neglDanish
- νύχιGreek
- uñaSpanish
- küüsEstonian
- ناخنFarsi
- kynsiFinnish
- ongleFrench
- צִיפּוֹרֶןHebrew
- नाखूनHindi
- nokatCroatian
- körömHungarian
- kukuIndonesian
- nöglIcelandic
- unghiaItalian
- つめJapanese
- 손톱, 발톱Korean
- nagasLithuanian
- nagsLatvian
- kukuMalay
- nagelDutch
- neglNorwegian
- paznokiećPolish
- ناخنPersian
- نوكPashto
- unhaPortuguese
- unghieRomanian
- ноготьRussian
- nechtSlovak
- nohtSlovenian
- nokatSerbian
- nagelSwedish
- เล็บThai
- tırnakTurkish
- 指甲Chinese (Trad.)
- ніготь; кіготьUkrainian
- ناخنUrdu
- móngVietnamese
- 指甲Chinese (Simp.)
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