Hangnailnoun
A loose, narrow strip of nail tissue protruding from the side edge and anchored near the base of a fingernail or toenail.
Hangnailnoun
A pointed upper corner of the toenail (often created by improperly trimming by rounding the corner) that, as the nail grows, presses into the flesh or protrudes so that it may catch (“hang”) on stockings or shoes.
Hangnailnoun
A small piece or sliver of skin which hangs loose, near the root of a finger nail.
Hangnailnoun
a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected
Hangnail
A hangnail is a tiny, torn piece of skin, more specifically eponychium or paronychium, next to a fingernail or toenail. Hangnails are typically caused by having dry skin, or by trauma to the fingers, such as paper cuts or nail biting.
Nailnoun
The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
Nailnoun
The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.
Nailnoun
The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds.
Nailnoun
The claw of a bird or other animal.
Nailnoun
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.
Nailnoun
A round pedestal on which merchants once carried out their business, such as the four nails outside The Exchange, Bristol.
Nailnoun
An archaic English unit of length equivalent to 1/20th of an ell or 1/16th of a yard (2.25 inches or 5.715 cm).
Nailverb
(transitive) To fix (an object) to another object using a nail.
Nailverb
(intransitive) To drive a nail.
Nailverb
(transitive) To stud or boss with nails, or as if with nails.
Nailverb
(slang) To catch.
Nailverb
To expose as a sham.
Nailverb
To accomplish (a task) completely and successfully.
Nailverb
To hit (a target) effectively with some weapon.
Nailverb
Of a male, to engage in sexual intercourse with.
Nailverb
To spike, as a cannon.
Nailverb
(transitive) To nail down: to make certain, or confirm.
Nailnoun
the horny scale of plate of epidermis at the end of the fingers and toes of man and many apes.
Nailnoun
The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.
Nailnoun
A slender, pointed piece of metal, usually with a head{2}, used for fastening pieces of wood or other material together, by being driven into or through them.
Nailnoun
A measure of length, being two inches and a quarter, or the sixteenth of a yard.
Nailverb
To fasten with a nail or nails; to close up or secure by means of nails; as, to nail boards to the beams.
Nailverb
To stud or boss with nails, or as with nails.
Nailverb
To fasten, as with a nail; to bind or hold, as to a bargain or to acquiescence in an argument or assertion; hence, to catch; to trap.
Nailverb
To spike, as a cannon.
Nailnoun
horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
Nailnoun
a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
Nailnoun
a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
Nailverb
attach something somewhere by means of nails;
Nailverb
take into custody;
Nailverb
hit hard;
Nailverb
succeed in obtaining a position;
Nailverb
succeed at easily;
Nailverb
locate exactly;
Nailverb
complete a pass