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Part of speech: NounThe horny substance at the ends of the human fingers and toes; the claws of a bird or animal; a measure two and one- fourth inches long; a pointed piece of metal, furnished with a head, and used for driving into woodwork, etc.
Part of speech: VerbTo fasten with such a piece of metal; to secure or make certain; to hold down tightly: as, to nail an argument; to expose; as, to nail a lie.
Usage examples "nail":- Have it constructed with nail holes. - "Camp and Trail", Stewart Edward White.
- Not a log in this buildin' but its memories has got, And not a nail in this old floor but touches a tender spot. - "Farm Ballads", Will Carleton.
- They promptly fell upon Adams's draft tooth and nail. - "Jefferson and his Colleagues A Chronicle of the Virginia Dynasty, Volume 15 In The Chronicles Of America Series", Allen Johnson.