Nails

/neɪlz/

Synonyms for "nails" (50 found)

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Closest matches (10)

Noun(5 words)

ace apprehend arrest attach close

bone brick cement claws clutches

Strong matches (15)

concrete diamond fang finger fingernails flint granite hand hook

Noun(6 words)

excel fasten fastener fingernail fingernails hobnails

Related words (25)

horse iron jaws lion mandibles marble meathooks nail nipper oak ox palm paw pincers pounce rock steel stone talons teeth

Noun(5 words)

metal fastenerpin secure spike toenail

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

8 entries

appendage attachbody partdetain fasten fastener hardware perform

More specific

10 entries

arrestbox nailcommon nailexcellencefinish naillunula masterynail bednail matrixnailing

Collocations

12 entries

box nailbox nailscommon nailscopper nailsfingernail growthfinish nailfinishing nailsgalvanized nailsnail bednail matrixnail polishwire nails

Inflections

2 entries

nailed nailing

Derivations

2 entries

nailable nailer

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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

Source: tatoeba (1831)

Don't bite your nails.

Source: tatoeba (39753)

You must get rid of the habit of biting your nails.

Source: tatoeba (39755)

I was biting my nails, worrying about you.

Source: tatoeba (52007)

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