nail
Pointed metal fastener
A nail is a small metal spike with a flat head, hammered in to fasten things together: He drove a nail into the wall.
The picture hangs on a nail.
Nails are also the hard keratin plates covering fingertips and toes: She painted her nails red.
Trim your nails.
To nail means to fasten with nails, or to catch, secure, or execute perfectly: The cops nailed him for speeding.
She nailed the audition.
In vulgar slang, to nail someone is to have sex with them: He nailed her after the party.
Tool for striking nails
- bradThin wire fastener
- spikeSharp rise or point
- tackSharp-headed fastener
- rivetHeaded pin hammered flat
stud · peg · galvanized · headless · driven · clinch · penny · sinker
Smooth by rubbing
- lacquerGlossy protective coating
- cuticleDead skin at nail base
- salonGrooming establishment or gathering
- pedicureCosmetic toenail care
buff · gel · acrylic · rhinestones · file · clipper · art · design
Tool for striking nails
- carpentryWood construction trade
- woodworkCraft of building with lumber
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- joistHorizontal structural beam
planks · lumber · plywood · studs · scaffold · workbench · joinery · sawhorse
Structural hair protein
- cuticleDead skin at nail base
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- bedFurniture for slumber
- plateFlat dish for food
lunula · growth · hangnail · biotin · quick · root · fold · white spots
Raptor's curved nail
- raptorHunting bird with talons
- eagleLarge predatory bird
- hawkTaloned predatory bird
- felineOf or like cats
lion · tiger · panther · predator · sharp · retractable · scratch · tear
hammer
Tool for striking nails
rivet · stud · peg · galvanized · headless · driven · clinch · penny · sinker · duplex
polish
Smooth by rubbing
- lacquerGlossy protective coating
- cuticleDead skin at nail base
- salonGrooming establishment or gathering
pedicure · buff · gel · acrylic · rhinestones · file · clipper · art · design · glitter
hammer
Tool for striking nails
- carpentryWood construction trade
- woodworkCraft of building with lumber
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
joist · planks · lumber · plywood · studs · scaffold · workbench · joinery · sawhorse · sheathing
keratin
Structural hair protein
plate · lunula · growth · hangnail · biotin · quick · root · fold · white spots · ridges
talon
Raptor's curved nail
feline · lion · tiger · panther · predator · sharp · retractable · scratch · tear · shred
bullseye
Exact center target
perfect · execute · ace · clinch · succeed · achieve · accomplish · master · land · score
screw
Threaded metal fastener
washer · nut · hook · chain · clip · brace · fastening · fixing · binding · mounting
- nail polishCosmetic finger coating
- nailed itSucceeded completely, emphatically
- nail itSucceed perfectly at something
- nail downEstablish with certainty
- nail fileKeratin-smoothing abrasive strip
- nail clippersTool for trimming keratin
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