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Word entry · 4 letters

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"Finger or toe plate"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /neɪl/Part of speech verb, nounSorted ailnStarts with NEnds with L5 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Small metal fastener, or hard plate at a finger or toe tip.

Word origin

From Middle English nail, nayl, Old English næġl, from Proto-West Germanic *nagl, from Proto-Germanic *naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ- (“nail”).

Used in a sentence

  • When I'm nervous I bite my nails.
  • He nailed the placard to the post.
  • He used the ax head for nailing.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer5 curated clues

01Finger or toe plate4 letters
02Hammered metal fastener4 letters
03Small metal fastener4 letters
04Wall fastener4 letters
05Finger or toe covering4 letters

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