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English Idioms :: nail
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NAIL - See: HARD AS NAILS, HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD, TOOTH AND NAIL. |
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Traditional English :: nail
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NAIL - n. & v. --n. 1 a small usu. sharpened metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven in with a hammer to join things together or to serve as a peg, protection (cf. HOBNAIL), or decoration.
2 a a horny covering on the upper surface of the tip of the human finger or toe. b a claw or talon. c a hard growth on the upper mandible of some soft-billed birds.
3 hist. a measure of cloth length (equal to 2м inches). --v.tr.
1 fasten with a nail or nails (nailed it to the beam; nailed the planks together).
2 fix or keep (a person, attention, etc.) fixed.
3 a secure, catch, or get hold of (a person or thing). b expose or discover (a lie or a liar). hard as nails 1 callous; unfeeling.
2 in good physical condition. nail-biting causing severe anxiety or tension. nail-brush a small brush for cleaning the nails. nail one's colours to the mast persist; refuse to give in. nail down 1 bind (a person) to a promise etc.
2 define precisely.
3 fasten (a thing) with nails. nail enamel US = nail polish. nail-file a roughened metal or emery strip used for smoothing the nails. nail-head Archit. an ornament like the head of a nail. nail in a person's coffin something thought to increase the risk of death. nail polish a varnish applied to the nails to colour them or make them shiny. nail-punch (or -set) a tool for sinking the head of a nail below a surface. nail-scissors small curved scissors for trimming the nails. nail up 1 close (a door etc.) with nails.
2 fix (a thing) at a height with nails. nail varnish Brit. = nail polish. on the nail (esp. of payment) without delay (cash on the nail). nailed adj. (also in comb.). nailless adj. [OE nógel, nóglan f. Gmc] |
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Most Often Usage
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removing acrylic nail
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