nail
Pronunciation
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- (countable) A nail is a small, long, thin sharp metal thing for holding wood together. People put it into the wood by hitting it with a hammer.
- I need some nails to fix the roof.
- (countable) A nail is the thick, hard part at the ends of fingers and toes.
- I broke the top off my finger nail and it was very painful.
Verb
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- If you nail something to something else, you use a nail to join them.
- He nailed the set of shelves onto the wall.
- When someone gets an idea just right, we say they nailed it or "hit the nail on the head".
- I think you've nailed the reason why this isn't working.