Definitions For Nail

noun

  • A thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
  • Horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
  • A former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
  • A long, thin piece of metal that is sharp at one end and flat at the other end and that is used chiefly to attach things to wood
  • The hard covering at the end of a finger or toe : a fingernail or toenail

verb

  • Complete a pass
  • Take into custody
  • Attach something somewhere by means of nails
  • Hit hard
  • Locate exactly
  • Succeed at easily
  • Succeed in obtaining a position
  • To attach (something) with a nail
  • To catch (someone) doing something illegal or wrong
  • To arrest or punish (someone) for doing something that is illegal or wrong

Is Nail a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
4
Words with Friends
6

The word Nail is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Nail in a Sentence

  • A hammer and some nails
  • I get my nails done at the beauty salon every other week.
  • A pair of nail clippers
  • Nail the picture to the wall.
  • All the doors were nailed shut.
  • He got nailed by his parents while trying to sneak out of the house.

Synonyms for Nail

Antonyms for Nail

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