Phrase guide

jolt head nail

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A type of nail with a head that has a head of diameter slightly larger than that of the shaft. The head of the nail is easily punched below the surface of the timber and covered with the use of filler and painted thus giving an invisible attachment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: stootkop nagel — A type of nail
  • French: clou de tête bout à bout — A type of nail
  • German: Stoßkopfnagel — A type of nail
  • Māori: nēra tōpuku — A type of nail