nail pulling
nail removal | a form of torture in which the fingernails or toenails are removed |
nail-tailed wallaby
nail-tailed kangaroo | small wallabies with a horny nail on the tip of the tail |
cigarette
cigaret
coffin nail
butt fag | finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper, for smoking |
clout nail
clout | a short nail with a flat head, used to attach sheet metal to wood |
corrugated fastener
wiggle nail | a small strip of corrugated steel with sharp points on one side, hammered across wood joints in rough carpentry |
| eightpenny nail | a nail . inches long |
| fourpenny nail | a nail . inches long |
| nail | a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener |
| nail hole | a hole left after a nail is removed |
nail polish
nail enamel
nail varnish | a cosmetic lacquer that dries quickly and that is applied to the nails to color them or make them shiny |
| sixpenny nail | a nail inches long |
| stub nail | a short thick nail |
| tenpenny nail | a nail inches long |
| nail | horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits |
| pins and needles | a sharp tingling sensation from lack of circulation |
| nail | a former unit of length for cloth equal to
of a yard |
finalize
finalise
settle nail down | make final, put the last touches on, put into final form, let's finalize the proposal |
pin down
peg down
nail down
narrow down
narrow
specify | define clearly, I cannot narrow down the rules for this game |
complete
nail | complete a pass |
collar
nail apprehend
arrest
pick up
nab
cop | take into custody, the police nabbed the suspected criminals |
| nail | attach something somewhere by means of nails, nail the board onto the wall |
smash
nail boom
blast | hit hard, He smashed a -run homer |
pinpoint
nail | locate exactly, can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?, The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome |
breeze through
ace
pass with flying colors
sweep through
sail through
nail | succeed at easily, She sailed through her exams, You will pass with flying colors, She nailed her astrophysics course |
nail down
nail peg | succeed in obtaining a position, He nailed down a spot at Harvard |
grooved
well-grooved | established as if settled into a groove or rut |
erose
jagged
jaggy
notched toothed | having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed |
serrate
serrated
saw-toothed
toothed notched | notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex |
cliff-hanging
suspenseful
suspensive
nail-biting | (of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense |
| tooth and nail | with force and ferocity, she fought tooth and nail |