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Nail

/neɪl/

Nail is a noun with 2 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
    “When I'm nervous I bite my nails.”
  2. The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.

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