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== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: nāl, IPA(key): /neɪl/, [neɪ̯ɫ] Rhymes: -eɪl === Etymology 1 === From Middle English nail, nayl, Old English næġl, from Proto-West Germanic *nagl, from Proto-Germanic *naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ- (“nail”). ==== Noun ==== nail (plural nails) The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals. Coordinate term: claw (sometimes considered hyponymous) 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). ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== claw talon === Etymology 2 === From Middle English naylen, from Old English næġlan. ==== Verb ==== nail (third-person singular simple present nails, present participle nailing, simple past and past participle nailed) (transitive) To fix (an object) to another object using a nail. Coordinate terms: pin, rivet, screw; see also Thesaurus:join (intransitive) To drive a nail. Synonym: hammer (transitive) To stud or boss with nails, or as if with nails. (slang) To catch. Synonyms: arrest, collar, nick; see also Thesaurus:capture (transitive, slang) To expose as a sham. (transitive, slang) To accomplish (a task) completely and successfully. Synonyms: ace, fullbring, fulfill Antonym: screw (transitive, slang) To hit (a target) effectively with some weapon. (transitive, vulgar, slang) Of a male, to engage in sexual intercourse with. Synonyms: dick, pound, rail, screw; see also Thesaurus:copulate with (military) To spike, as a cannon. (transitive) To nail down: to make certain, or confirm. Synonyms: clinch, fix, lock down, pin down (slang, transitive, obsolete) To steal. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== Wikipedia disambiguation page on both meanings of nail Wikipedia disambiguation page on spike Nail in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) === Anagrams === I-lan, INLA, Ilan, LNAI, Lain, Lani, Lian, Lina, Nila, anil, lain == Bouyei == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɐi˨˦/ === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== nail grandmother === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== nail snow ice == Middle English == === Noun === nail alternative form of nayl == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish نَائِل (nāʾil), from Arabic نَائِل (nāʔil). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /naːˈil/ Hyphenation: na‧il === Adjective === nail Who does or has receive, obtain, attain. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “nail”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “na’il”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3479 == Vietnamese == === Etymology === English nail. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɛw˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [nɛw˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [nɛw˧˧] Phonetic spelling: neo Homophone: neo === Noun === nail nailcare làm nail ― perform nailcare nghề nail ― nailcare as a profession == Welsh == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nai̯l/ === Noun === nail nasal mutation of dail === Mutation ===