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nails


nailleft to right: common, finishing, ring, and roofing nails

nail

N0004700 (nāl)n.1. A slim, pointed piece of metal hammered into material as a fastener.2. a. A fingernail or toenail.b. A claw or talon.3. Something resembling a nail in shape, sharpness, or use.4. A measure of length formerly used for cloth, equal to 1/16 yard (5.7 centimeters).tr.v. nailed, nail·ing, nails 1. To fasten, join, or attach with or as if with a nail.2. To cover, enclose, or shut by fastening with nails: nail up a window.3. To keep fixed, motionless, or intent: Fear nailed me to my seat.4. Slang a. To stop and seize; catch: Police nailed the suspect.b. To detect and expose: nailed the senator in a lie; nail corruption before it gets out of control.5. Slang a. To strike or bring down: nail a bird in flight; nail a running back.b. To perform successfully or have noteworthy success in: nailed the dive; nailed the exam.6. Baseball To put out (a base runner).7. Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse with.Phrasal Verb: nail down1. To discover or establish conclusively: nailed down the story by checking all the facts.2. To win: nailed down another victory in the golf tournament.3. To specify or fix: We were finally able to nail down a meeting time.
[Middle English, from Old English nægl, fingernail, toenail; see nogh- in Indo-European roots.]
nail′er n.

nails

  • hyponychial dirt - After an archaeology dig, you will have hyponychial dirt (under the nails).
  • gadzooks - An abridgment of God's hooks, "nails of the cross."
  • quick - Any tender or sensitive flesh, as under the nails, around a sore or wound, or under a hoof.
  • exungulate - To trim one's nails.
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NAILS


AcronymDefinition
NAILSNational Automated Immigration Lookout System (US DHS)
NAILSNational Airspace Integrated Logistics Support (FAA)
NAILSNational Alien Information Lookout System
NAILSNorth American Indian Legal Services, Inc. (Colorado)
NAILSNaval Air/Aviation Integrated Logistics Support
NAILSNaval Aircraft Inventory Lifetime Summary
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