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nails¹

  • /neɪlz/

Rhymes with -eɪlz

noun

  1. plural plural of nail
  2. The four round-topped pedestals outside the Corn Exchange in Bristol on which bargains used to be struck.

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of nail

adjective

  1. UK, abbreviation, ellipsis, not comparable, slang Ellipsis of hard as nails Malik shook his head, stirring the coffee. 'Evans is nails, mate.'

Nails²

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Unidentified.

proper noun Nailses

  1. A surname.

Nails³

proper noun

  1. plural plural of Nail

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: cop, blast, nail down, collar, peg, boom, smash, pick up, pass, nab, make it, apprehend, complete, arrest, clutches, studs

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@misc{nails_2026,
  title = {nails},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nails},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}