Standard Lemma guide

nails

adj · name · noun · verb · 6 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • /neɪlz/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪlz
  • CMU ARPABET: N EY1 L Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Ellipsis of hard as nails.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, not-comparable, slang

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2

name

Meaning 2

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

name

Meaning 3

plural of Nail

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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4

noun

Meaning 4

plural of nail

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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5

noun

Meaning 5

The four round-topped pedestals outside the Corn Exchange in Bristol on which bargains used to be struck.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

verb

Meaning 6

third-person singular simple present indicative of nail

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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History

Etymology

Unidentified.

Real reading context

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