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Definitions

1. The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
2. A surname transferred from the nickname.
3. The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals
4. The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.
5. The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera
6. The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds.
7. The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds
8. The claw of a bird or other animal.
9. The claw of a bird or other animal
10. 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.
11. 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
12. A round pedestal on which merchants once carried out their business, such as the four nails outside The Exchange, Bristol.
13. An archaic English unit of length equivalent to ¹⁄₂₀ of an ell or ¹⁄₁₆ of a yard (2+¹⁄₄ inches or 5.715 cm).

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Examples

“When I'm nervous I bite⟳ my nails.”

“Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury⟳, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have⟳ it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.”

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