Definitions for nails
nails

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nailsnoun

   The four round-topped pedestals outside the Corn Exchange in Bristol on which bargains used to be struck.

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1. Nails

   Nails is a 1979 Canadian short documentary film directed by Phillip Borsos. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. The subject of the film was simply the manufacturing process used to make nails.

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1. Nails

   The thin, horny plates that cover the dorsal surfaces of the distal phalanges of the fingers and toes of primates.

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1. nails

   Song lyrics by nails -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by nails on the Lyrics.com website.

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

1. NAILS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Nails is ranked #25083 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Nails surname appeared 990 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Nails.
   
   58.9% or 584 total occurrences were Black.
   35.2% or 349 total occurrences were White.
   2.5% or 25 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.1% or 21 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.6% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.5% or 5 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'nails' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4406

Anagrams for nails »

1. slain

2. snail

3. anils

How to pronounce nails?

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

How to say nails in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nails in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nails in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of nails in a Sentence

1. John Philip Sousa IV:

   I had an email this morning from a volunteer ... saying, 'Gee, we love Dr. Carson, we hope he gets out and moves his support to a really, good honest, Christian conservative: Ted Cruz.' And I'm scratching my head and going, honest? How does that fit in there with what Cruz did to Carson? some people are so angry at Cruz they could spit nails. They wouldn't support him if he were the last guy on earth after what he did to us.

2. Jessica Stanley:

   Basically each year I watch the kids and see what their natural interests or fascinations are, which usually leads to an idea, for example in 2019, they were obsessed with drones and always wanted me to fly them, so that triggered the 'Fly Like Santa' idea. In 2020, while stuck at home, they got really into hammers and nails, so that led to the nail gun gag.

3. Dianna Agron:

   It was like nails on a chalkboard. Sexy is a word I never equate with myself.

4. Brad Keller:

   It’s baseball, it’s just how the game rolls. Our bullpen has been nails all year. It’s going to happen. It’s a tough loss ; no one wants to see that. Those guys have been nasty all season.

5. Michael Thurmond:

   They confiscated booby traps, boards with nails that were hidden by leaves and underbrush. You could kill a small child or a pet with those.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nails
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=nails
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html