Definitions for nails
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1. nails(Noun)

   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

   Plural noun of nail.

   We used a number of different types of nails to construct the fence in the garden.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 13, 2016  

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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.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

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

Anagrams for nails »

1. anils

2. slain

3. snail

How to pronounce nails?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. Denis Diderot:

   Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.

2. Dianna Agron:

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

3. David Lee:

   They keep doing it. They don’t give up. They just keep putting the nails out.

4. Walter Savage Landor:

   Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose direction and begin to bend.

5. Walter Savage Landor:

   People, like nails, lose their effectiveness when they lose direction and begin to bend.

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