nail
The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.
Noun 2 meanings
The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.
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.
“Yesterday my shirt got torn after I caught it on a nail.”
Verb 4 meanings
To fix (an object) to another object using a nail.
“He nailed the placard to the post.”
To drive a nail.
“He used the ax head for nailing.”
To stud or boss with nails, or as if with nails.
To spike, as a cannon.
Etymology
From Middle English nail, nayl, Old English næġl, from Proto-West Germanic *nagl, from Proto-Germanic *naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ- (“nail”).
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NAIL at a glance
NAIL has 4 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (N 1 + A 1 + I 1 + L 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,974 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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