单词 | naileries |
释义 | nail /nāl/noun
ORIGIN: OE nægel; Ger Nagel nailed adjective
nailˈer noun (historical) A maker of nails nailˈery noun (historical) A place where nails were made nailˈing noun
nailˈless adjective nail bar noun An establishment which provides cosmetic treatments for the nails nailˈ-bed noun That portion of the true skin on which a fingernail or toenail rests nailˈ-biter noun nailˈ-biting noun Chewing off the ends of one's fingernails adjective (of an event or experience) which induces nail-biting (as a sign of anxiety, excitement or tension) nail bomb noun An explosive device packed with long nails nailˈbrush noun A brush for cleaning the fingernails or toenails nail enamel noun Nail varnish nail file noun A file for trimming fingernails or toenails nail gun noun An electric tool used to put in nails nailˈ-head noun
nailˈ-head-sparˈ noun Calcite crystallized in a scalenohedron terminated by a rhombohedron nailˈ-hole noun
nail polish noun Nail varnish nail punch or nail set noun A tool for punching the head of a nail below or flush with the surface nailˈ-rod noun
nail scissors plural noun Small scissors designed esp for trimming the fingernails and toenails nail set see nail punch above. nail varnish noun Varnish for fingernails or toenails a nail in one's (or the) coffin
hard as nails
hit the nail on the head To touch the exact point nail a lie to the counter To expose it and put it out of currency, from the old custom of shopkeepers with counterfeit coins nail down
nailed on (horse-racing sl) (of a horse) considered to be a near-certainty to win a race nail one's colours to the mast see under colour nail up To close or fasten with or as if with nails on the nail On the spot, without delay, as payment |
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