Nail: alternatives and connections

To bind, fasten, tie, or connect; to make fast or join; as, to attach one thing to another by a string, by glue, or the like.

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A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp.

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One who, or that which, makes fast or firm.

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of Fasten

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of Fix

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It.

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Something used to secure and hold in place something else, as a long fiat-headed nail, a catch a hook, a clinch, a clamp, etc.; hence, a support.

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To place; to set in a particular spot or position.

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To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal p…

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To engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot.

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To lay hold of; to seize.

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To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp.

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To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the place of; as, the king's eldest son succeeds his father on the throne; autumn succeeds sum…

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The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage.

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To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win the prize in a gate; to win money; to w…

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A thin nail, usually small, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head; also, a small wire nail, with a flat circular head; so…

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A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.

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The nail or knob on which in ancient doors the knocker struck; -- hence the old saying, "As dead as a doornail."

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A short, sharp-pointed, large-headed nail, -- used in shoeing houses and for studding the soles of heavy shoes.

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A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward.

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A settled mart; an emporium; a city or town to which merchants brought commodities for sale or exportation in bulk; a place for wholesale traffic.

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A stain; a tache.

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To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.

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To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.

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One whose occupation is to make nails; a nail maker.

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One whose occupation is to make nails; a nail maker.

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The blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat of the hippopotamus.

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The blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat of the hippopotamus.

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To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly.

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The moon at the quarters, when half its disk appears illuminated.

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The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the c…

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Same as Lunule.

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Anything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part or mark; a lunula, a lune.

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The womb.

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To turn up the earth with the snout, as swine.

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See Chank.

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Alt. of Steem

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A poetical foot of three sylables (-- ~ ~), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented; as, L. tegm/n/, E. mer\b6cifu…

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One of the terminal divisions of a limb appendage; a finger or toe.

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An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels through the water.

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An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels through the water.

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A unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card or die so marked; as, the ace of diamonds.

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To take or seize; to take hold of.

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To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.

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A violent gust of wind.

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A long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of extending the bottom of a particular sail; as, the jib boom, the studding-sail boom, etc.

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Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament, restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a lady's collar; the collar of a do…

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Filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from deficiency; entire; perfect; consummate.

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The top of a thing; the head; a crest.

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The summit of an eminence.

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A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg.

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To break in pieces by violence; to dash to pieces; to crush.

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