Reference meaning
nail
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horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
Other meanings
2. noun
a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
3. noun
a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
4. verb
attach something somewhere by means of nails
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This definition is reproduced from Princeton WordNet 3.0, sense 05581693-n, under the WordNet 3.0 License. It has not yet received VocabularyBase editorial review. Read the source and license details.