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Meaning of nail | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
neɪl

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).

Equivalents

Afrikaans nael spyker vingernael
አማርኛ ጥፍር
العربية المسمار خلب سك سكي ضَفَرَ ظفر مخلب مسمار
Azərbaycanca dırnaq mismar mıx
Беларуская гвозд но́гаць пазногаць цвік
Български гвоздей заковавам нокът пирон хващам чукам
বাংলা নখ পেরেক
བོད་སྐད གཟེར སེན་མོ
Bosanski brokva čavao cvek gvozd klin klinac kuko kuku kuku nagle nagli nokat noktić spika броква гвозд клин клинац мех нокат ноктић прибити чавао
Català clau clavar ungla
Čeština hřebík nehet přibít
Cymraeg ewin hoel
Dansk nagle negl søm sømme
Deutsch annageln festnageln Nagel nageln sich krallen
Ελληνικά καρφί καρφώνω νύχι
Esperanto najlo ungo
Español acertar achuntar atinar clavar clavetear clavo entibar estoperol garra punta sufrir tirarse una
Eesti kuus nael
Euskara azazkal
فارسی میخ ناخن
Suomi kynsi naula naulata naulita
Vosa Vakaviti kuku
Français baiser choper clou clouer emmancher Envoyer fourrer naïl ongle seize toucher
Gaeilge ionga tairne
Gàidhlig ìne tarag tarrag
Galego baldón betoque chapar cravo espeta espita prego uña unlla
ગુજરાતી નખ
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi maiʻao maiʻuʻu
עברית מסמר ציפורן צפרן
हिन्दी कँटिया किल्ला कील नख नाख़ुन
Hrvatski brokva čavao cvek gvozd klin klinac kuko kuku kuku nagle nagli nokat noktić spika броква гвозд клин клинац мех нокат ноктић прибити чавао
Magyar elfog köröm lebuktat leleplez szög
Հայերեն եղունգ մեխ մեխել
Bahasa Indonesia kuku paku
Íslenska nagli nögl saumur
Italiano chiodo inchiodare unghia
日本語 爪 爫 釘
ქართული ლურსმანი ფრჩხილი
Қазақша тырнақ шеге
ខ្មែរ ក្រចក ដែកគោល
ಕನ್ನಡ ಉಗುರು
한국어 못 발톱 손톱
Kurdî ciddî civî îne spîk ناخن
Кыргызча тырмак
Latina clavus gomphus unguis
Lëtzebuergesch neelen Nol
Lingála longongo
ລາວ ເລັບ ເລັບຕີນ ເລັບມື
Lietuvių nagas vinis
Latviešu nags
Te Reo Māori kuku maikuku matikuku whao
Македонски заковува клинец нокт шајка
മലയാളം ആണി നഖം
Монгол хадаас хумс
मराठी खिळा
Bahasa Melayu kuku paku
Malti difer musmar
မြန်မာဘာသာ ခြေသည်း လက်သည်း သ
नेपाली ठोक्नु
Nederlands inkloppen nagel nagelen slagen voor spijker vastpinnen voor elkaar krijgen
ଓଡ଼ିଆ କଣ୍ଟା ନଖ
Polski gwóźdź paznokieć
پښتو مېخ
Português cravo pegar pregar prego unha
Română cui unghie
Русский вдуть гвоздь ноготь прибивать пригвоздить приколачивать тра́хнуть чпокнуть
සිංහල ඇඟිලි නියපොතු
Slovenčina klinec necht
Slovenščina cvek noht žebelj
Soomaali ciddi
Shqip bashkoj gozhdë ngul thua
Српски brokva čavao cvek gvozd klin klinac kuko kuku kuku nagle nagli nokat noktić spika броква гвозд клин клинац мех нокат ноктић прибити чавао
Sesotho lenala
Svenska nagel spik spika
Kiswahili msumari ukucha
தமிழ் ஆணி நகம்
తెలుగు గోరు నఖము మేకు
Тоҷикӣ мех нохун
ไทย ตะปู ตาปู เล็บ เล็บมือ
Türkmençe dyrnak
Tagalog kuko pako
Türkçe çakmak çivi çivilemek mıh tırnak
ئۇيغۇرچە تىرناق مىخ
Українська гвіздок ніготь прибива́ти приби́ти цвях
اردو کیل ناخن
Oʻzbekcha tirnoq
Tiếng Việt đinh mong móng tay
中文 җиҗя зыҗя 手指甲 指甲 釘子 /钉子
ZH-TW 手指甲 指甲

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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

nail ball nail bar nail bat nail bed nail biter nail biting

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