adj, name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

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

Verb

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

Adjective

1. 1
   Ellipsis of hard as nails. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, not-comparable, slang

   "Malik shook his head, stirring the coffee. 'Evans is nails, mate.'"

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.
2. 2
   plural of Nail form-of, plural

Synonyms

All synonyms

bonebrickcementclawsclutchesconcrete

Example

More examples

"I can't cut my nails and do the ironing at the same time!"

Etymology

Unidentified.

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