nail

[neɪl]

Definition:
1. A thin hard layer covering the outer tip of the fingers or toes.
2. A thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener.
3. Succeed in obtaining a position.

Use 'nail' in a sentence:

1. His finger nails were square and cut neatly across.
2. Nail biting is often a subconscious reaction to tension.
3. A mirror hung on a nail above the washstand.
4. Frank put the first plank down and nailed it in place.
5. He hammered the nail into the branch.
6. She scratched herself on a nail.
7. She says she'll come, but I can't nail her down to a specific time.
8. The police haven't been able to nail the killer.
9. Mishka got some nail scissors and started carefully trimming his fingernails.
10. Every word he said hit the nail on the head.
11. All the parties seem anxious to nail down a ceasefire.
12. The tyre's flat—the nail has gone right through.
13. I nailed the sign to a tree.
14. This long nail went right through the plank.
15. He's a shrewd businessman and hard as nails.
16. Pull the nail out of the bench please.
17. We must nail this lie.
18. She has bitten her nails down to the quick.
19. Even the smallest metallic object, whether a nail file or cigarette lighter, is immediately confiscated.
20. I held it still and drove in a nail.
21. This nail won't come out.
22. She hammered the nail in.
23. A nail on the road punctured the tyre.
24. She hammered the nail into the wall.
25. He nailed a victory in the semi-finals.
26. Keep your nails short and your hands clean.
27. He was hurt by the nail.
28. She hit the nail with a sledgehammer.
29. How to cut nail?
30. I missed the deadline again last week; I suppose that is another nail in my coffin.
31. The prosecution still managed to nail him for robberies at the homes of leading industrialists.
32. They were fighting tooth and nail.
33. He stepped on a nail.
34. They're good customers who always pay on the nail.
35. Her nails were painted bright red to match her dress.
36. I found a nail sticking in the tyre.
37. I knocked the nail into the wall.
38. This gadget is just the thing for getting those nails out.
39. Copper nails are better than iron nails because the iron rusts.
40. She nailed the two boards together.
41. 'I think it would civilize people a bit more if they had decent conditions.' — 'I think you've hit the nail on the head.'
42. The nail is too short to serve.
43. We needed that nail.
44. A mirror hung on a nail above the sink.
45. Please hook the rope over the nail.
46. They nail shut the front door.
47. My dress hitched on a nail.
48. It would be useful if you could nail down the source of this tension.
49. I felt her nails sink into my wrist.
50. Josie was sitting at her desk, varnishing her nails.
51. He hit the nail squarely on the head with the hammer.
52. He knocked in a nail.
53. It's possible to hang a nail from a magnet and then use that nail to pick up another nail.
54. I have driven the needle under my nail!
55. She had small hands with nails painted bright red.
56. I tore my coat on a nail.
57. Her dress caught on a nail.
58. Her nail colour was coordinated with her lipstick.
59. Stop biting your nails!
60. He hung his coat on a nail protruding from the wall.
61. He simply looked mean and hard as nails.
62. Her nails were varnished a brilliant shade of red.
63. The residents are fighting tooth and nail to stop the new development.
64. He fought tooth and nail to keep his job.
65. England took the lead after 31 minutes with a goal by Peter Nail.
66. Only a bit of string looped round a nail in the doorpost held it shut.