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| − | # The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals. | + | # The thin, [[horny]] plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals. |
| | + | #: ''When I'm nervous I bite my '''nails'''.'' |
| | # 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]]. | | # 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]]. |
| | # One of the four round [[pedestal]]s (the [[nails]]) in [[Bristol]], on which [[merchant]]s once carried out their business. | | # One of the four round [[pedestal]]s (the [[nails]]) in [[Bristol]], on which [[merchant]]s once carried out their business. |
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| | * [[hangnail]] | | * [[hangnail]] |
| | * [[hard as nails]] | | * [[hard as nails]] |
| | + | * [[hit the nail on the head]] |
| | * [[nail file]], [[nail-file]], [[nailfile]] | | * [[nail file]], [[nail-file]], [[nailfile]] |
| | * [[nail polish]] | | * [[nail polish]] |
| | {{rel-mid}} | | {{rel-mid}} |
| | * [[fingernail]] | | * [[fingernail]] |
| | + | * [[rusty nail]] |
| | * [[straw nail]] | | * [[straw nail]] |
| | * [[toenail]] | | * [[toenail]] |
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| | {{trans-bottom}} | | {{trans-bottom}} |
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| − | =====Derived terms===== | |
| − | * [[rusty nail]] | |
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| | ====See also==== | | ====See also==== |
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