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- DictionaryNail/nāl/
noun
- 1. a small metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven typically into wood with a hammer to join things together or to serve as a peg or hook: "don't try and hammer nails into the ceiling joists"
- 2. a horny covering on the upper surface of the tip of the finger and toe in humans and other primates: "she began to bite her nails"
verb
- 1. fasten to a surface or to something else with a nail or nails: "nail the edge framing to the wall"
- 2. expose (someone) as deceitful or criminal; catch or arrest: informal "have you nailed the killer?"