Nail - English meaning

verb

Stick, attach, or fasten (something) to something else.

Usage examples:

Panels to which he affixes copies of fine old prints

noun

An addition to the base form or stem of a word in order to modify its meaning or create a new word.

Usage examples:

Languages that work like this, where whole phrases or clauses can be formed in one word by attachin…

verb

Arrest (someone) for a crime.

Usage examples:

A warrant was issued but he has not been apprehended

verb

Anticipate with dread or anxiety

verb

To catch and put a person under police control; to arrest

Usage examples:

Last night police apprehended the suspect.

verb

Seize (someone) by legal authority and take them into custody.

Usage examples:

The police arrested him for possession of marijuana

noun

The action of seizing someone and taking them into custody.

Usage examples:

I have a warrant for your arrest

verb

Take into custody

verb

Join or fasten (something) to something else.

Usage examples:

Attach your safety line to the bridge

noun

A nail of rectangular cross section with a flat tip and a small, typically asymmetrical head.

Usage examples:

Drive 5/8-in. brads through the plywood into the cleats.

noun

Abbreviation for british rate and data: a book published every month giving detailed information about uk magazines, newspapers, etc. that contain advertising, for example how much they charge to include advertisements

Usage examples:

The certified figure is described as the 'abc circulation' of the publication in question, and is p…

noun

A woman's chest as measured around her breasts.

Usage examples:

A 36-inch bust

verb

Break, split, or burst.

Usage examples:

They bust the tunnel wide open

adjective

Damaged or broken.

Usage examples:

The vacuum cleaner's bust

verb

Take into one's possession or control by force.

Usage examples:

The island was captured by australian forces in 1914

noun

The action of capturing or of being captured.

Usage examples:

The capture of the city

verb

Intercept and hold (something which has been thrown, propelled, or dropped).

Usage examples:

She threw the bottle into the air and caught it again

noun

An act of catching something, typically a ball.

Usage examples:

I saw myself fumbling easy catches and looking clumsy.

verb

Take hold of so as to seize or stop the motion of

noun

Each of a pair of hinged pincer-like claws terminating the anterior limbs of a crab, lobster, or scorpion, typically curved and sharply pointed and used for feeding, defence, and courtship.

Usage examples:

The new material permits a more complete description of the organism, including more details concer…

noun

A follower and pupil of a guru.

Usage examples:

Between its covers, we discover skelton as a friend, philosopher and guide to a whole generation of…

noun

A curved pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot in birds, lizards, and some mammals.

Usage examples:

Stalls sold everything from dried lizards and birds' claws to spanners, nails and toothpaste.

verb

Scratch or tear something with the claws or the fingernails.

Usage examples:

The kitten was clawing at lowell's trouser leg

noun

One of the sharp, curved nails at the end of each of the toes of some animals and birds

Usage examples:

Our cat likes to sharpen her claws on the legs of the dining table., watch out – the lobster’s claw…

noun

The part around the neck of a shirt, blouse, jacket or coat, either upright or turned over.

Usage examples:

A shirt collar

verb

Put a collar on (an animal).

Usage examples:

The animal had been captured, collared, and released by federal researchers

verb

A band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over

noun

A police officer.

Usage examples:

A cop in a patrol car gave chase

verb

Catch or arrest (an offender).

Usage examples:

He was copped for speeding

noun

A conical mass of thread wound on to a spindle.

verb

Close or do up securely.

Usage examples:

The tunic was fastened with a row of gilt buttons

verb

To make or become firmly attached or closed

Usage examples:

[ i ] this skirt fastens at the back., [ t ] fasten your seatbelt.

noun

The flattish horny part on the upper surface of the tip of each finger.

Usage examples:

Use the back of your fingernail on your index finger to part and lift a new section of hair to the …

verb

Fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position.

Usage examples:

They had candles fixed to their helmets

noun

A difficult or awkward situation from which it is hard to extricate oneself; a predicament.

Usage examples:

How on earth did you get into such a fix?

verb

Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

noun

A tool with a heavy metal head mounted at right angles at the end of a handle, used for jobs such as breaking things and driving in nails.

Usage examples:

Grip pressure should be firm but not tight - about the way you would grip a hammer's handle while d…

verb

Another term for malleus.

proper noun

A british film company (full name hammer film productions) founded in 1948, known especially for its horror films.

Usage examples:

A hammer horror movie

noun

A short heavy-headed nail used to reinforce the soles of boots.

Usage examples:

When douglas hadow's boots were examined, it was found that the hobnails on their soles were worn a…

noun

A short thick nail with a flat top that is fixed into the bottom of boots or shoes to make them last longer

Usage examples:

The shoes were rugged footwear with steel heels, toe irons, and hobnails., the thick leather soles …

noun

A short thick nail with a flat top that is fixed into the bottom of boots or shoes to make them last longer

Usage examples:

The shoes were rugged footwear with steel heels, toe irons, and hobnails., the thick leather soles …

verb

Catch (someone) doing something wrong.

Usage examples:

They recently nabbed a burglar inside the house he was ransacking

verb

Take into custody

noun

A small cut or notch.

Usage examples:

A small nick on his wrist

verb

Make a nick or nicks in.

Usage examples:

He had nicked himself while shaving

verb

Go quickly or surreptitiously.

Usage examples:

They nicked across the road

noun

A child.

Usage examples:

I was force-fed vegetables as a nipper

noun

A young child

verb

Try to influence or thwart by underhand or unfair methods.

Usage examples:

An attempt to nobble the jury

verb

To make something fail, especially to make a horse in a race fail by giving it drugs

Usage examples:

The jury who convicted him were suspected of being nobbled., he nobbled her in the corridor to sign…

collocation

Take and lift upward

phrasal verb

Take hold of and lift or move someone or something.

Usage examples:

I reached out and picked up a magazine

phrasal verb

Go somewhere to collect someone, typically in one's car.

Usage examples:

Will you pick the children up from school?

noun

A thin piece of metal with a sharp point at one end and a round head at the other, used for fastening pieces of cloth, paper, etc.

Usage examples:

One of them cleverly decorates a vase by drawing plant leaves using a sharp pin, while another shap…

verb

Attach or fasten with a pin or pins.

Usage examples:

He pinned the badge on to his lapel

noun

An identifying number allocated to an individual by a bank or other organization and used for validating electronic transactions.

noun

A tool made of two pieces of metal with blunt concave jaws that are arranged like the blades of scissors, used for gripping and pulling things.

Usage examples:

They had brought with them a car which they proceeded to cut apart using a large pair of pincers an…

noun

One of a pair of curved claws of an animal such as a crab

Usage examples:

The surgeon used two long pincers to control the tools he was using.

verb

Grip (something, typically a person's flesh) tightly and sharply between finger and thumb.

Usage examples:

She pinched his cheek

noun

An act of pinching someone.

Usage examples:

He gave her a gentle pinch

verb

Squeeze tightly between the fingers

noun

A long, sturdy piece of timber or metal set upright in the ground and used as a support or marker.

Usage examples:

Follow the blue posts until the track meets a road

verb

Display (a notice) in a public place.

Usage examples:

A curt notice had been posted on the door

adverb

With haste.

Usage examples:

Come now, come post

idiom

Get or bring together

phrasal verb

(of a vehicle) move to the side of or off the road.

Usage examples:

He pulled in at the kerb

phrasal verb

Succeed in securing or obtaining something.

Usage examples:

The party pulled in 10 per cent of the vote

noun

A short metal pin or bolt for holding together two plates of metal, its headless end being beaten out or pressed down when in place.

Usage examples:

A rectangular plate containing an iron rivet

verb

Join or fasten (plates of metal) with a rivet or rivets.

Usage examples:

The linings are bonded, not riveted, to the brake shoes for longer wear

noun

A metal pin used to fasten together flat pieces of metal or other thick materials such as leather

Usage examples:

Her performance riveted the audience.

phrasal verb

(of a quality, trait, or condition) be common or inherent in members of a family, especially over several generations.

Usage examples:

Weight problems run in my family

phrasal verb

Arrest someone.

Usage examples:

I'm going to have to run you in

phrasal verb

Use something new in such a way as not to make maximum demands upon it.

Usage examples:

Whatever system you choose, you must run it in properly

adjective

Fixed or fastened so as not to give way, become loose, or be lost.

Usage examples:

Check to ensure that all nuts and bolts are secure

verb

Fix or attach (something) firmly so that it cannot be moved or lost.

Usage examples:

Pins secure the handle to the main body

adjective

Free from risk and the threat of change for the worse

Usage examples:

A secure job, people want to feel secure economically., the museum has a large endowment, so its fu…

verb

Take hold of suddenly and forcibly.

Usage examples:

She jumped up and seized his arm

verb

Take hold of; grab

verb

To take something quickly and hold it

Usage examples:

He seized her arm to lead her through the crowd., fig. while she was distracted, i seized the oppor…

noun

A headless nail used for the soles and heels of shoes.

Usage examples:

I put a patch inside the right shoe - and have nailed them inside the toe and put sparables in the …

noun

A thin, pointed piece of metal, wood, or another rigid material.

Usage examples:

The spikes dug into the thin material of the bags, and dirt began to leak out.

verb

Impale on or pierce with a sharp point.

Usage examples:

She spiked another oyster

noun

A flower cluster formed of many flower heads attached directly to a long stem.

Usage examples:

This handsome plant has striking blue flowers in a spike on the stem

noun

A small stem bearing leaves or flowers, taken from a plant.

Usage examples:

A sprig of holly

verb

Decorate (pottery) with small, separately moulded designs.

noun

A small tapering tack with no head, used chiefly to hold glass in a window frame until the putty dries.

noun

A small, sharp broad-headed nail.

Usage examples:

Tacks held the remaining rags of carpet to the floor

verb

Fasten or fix in place with tacks.

Usage examples:

He used the tool to tack down sheets of fibreboard

noun

Equipment used in horse riding, including the saddle and bridle.

Usage examples:

New materials will also be used for tack and horse equipment.

phrasal verb

Provide with shelter

verb

To move something or someone from one place to another

Usage examples:

Please, take me with you!, it may rain, so take your umbrella., the suitcases were taken to madrid …

verb

To subtract one number or amount from another

Usage examples:

Take sth from sth you'll need to take $2,000 from the $8,000 to allow for tax., take sth/sb off (st…

noun

A claw, especially one belonging to a bird of prey.

Usage examples:

The mouse wouldn't have stood much chance against the peregrine's talons

noun

A sharp nail on the foot of a bird that it uses esp. when hunting animals

noun

A form that comes with some types of bond, that can be used to order new coupons (= part that is separated from a paper bond when interest is paid to the bond owner) when the original coupons are gone

Usage examples:

The bonds are in the denominations of £1,000, £10,000 and £500,000 each with coupons and one talon …

noun

The nail of the thumb.

Usage examples:

The body might be the length approximately, or slightly more than the length of an adult thumbnail,…

noun

The nail on the thumb

Usage examples:

You can choose whether you would like to view your photos as thumbnails or in a slide show., thumbn…

noun

The nail at the tip of each toe.

Usage examples:

The decoration of both toenails and fingernails for aesthetic purposes dates back at least as far a…

verb

Secure (a piece of wood) by driving a nail through it at an angle.

Usage examples:

The wood is secured by toenailing it to the roof decking.

noun

The nail of any of the toes

noun

A nail, claw, or fang.

Usage examples:

She grabbed onto my arm roughly, digging her sharp ungues into my flesh.

noun

A nail, claw, or hoof of an animal