nails Antonyms
Strongest:
- strikes
- whacks
- slaps
- cracks
- hits
- smacks
- bats
- swipes
- bangs
- punches
- knocks
- hammers
- clips
- claps
- pounds
- slams
Strong:
- bashes
- swats
- thwacks
- jabs
- raps
- slugs
- chops
- pushes
- biffs
- tags
- zaps
- smites
- wallops
- clouts
- busts
- clobbers
- whales
- boxes
- kicks
- thumps
- bumps
- socks
- belts
- clocks
- licks
- slogs
- pastes
- flicks
- taps
- stabs
- bops
- pokes
- bobs
- shoves
- strokes
- bonks
- bludgeons
Weak:
- pelts
- buffets
- peppers
- decks
- flails
- sledgehammers
- slashes
- skulls
- butts
- levels
- cudgels
- knees
- fells
- creams
- floors
- dumps
- beans
- beats
- conks
- switches
- cuffs
- batters
- flogs
- clubs
- prods
- mangles
- bowls-down-or-over-
- pommels
- saps
- sledges
- bunts
- hangs-one-on
- thrashes
- roughs
- bungs
- canes
- lambastes
- jostles
- mauls
- laces
- pummels
- scuffs
- drubs
- whips
- knocks-down
- lashes
- stamps
- spears
- brains
- lambasts
Meaning of nails
nails
to arrest or punish for an offense, a horny sheath protecting the upper end of each finger and toe of humans and most other primates, to settle, establish, or represent clearly and unmistakably, a horny sheath of thickened and condensed epithelial stratum lucidum that grows out from a vascular matrix of dermis and protects the upper surface of the end of each finger and toe of humans and most other primates and that is strictly homologous with the hoof or claw of other mammals from which it differs chiefly in shape and size, to expose usually so as to discredit, to gain or win decisively, catch, trap, to fasten with or as if with a nail, a horny covering at the end of the fingers and toes of human beings, apes, and monkeys, to copulate with, a rod (as of metal) used to fix the parts of a broken bone in normal relation, to fix in steady attention, to complete successfully, a slender usually pointed fastener with a head designed to be pounded in, catch entry 1 sense 1, trap, a structure (such as a claw) that terminates a digit and corresponds to a nail, to perform or complete perfectly or impressively, to hit or strike in a forceful manner, a structure (as a claw) that terminates a digit and corresponds to a nail, a slender usually pointed and headed fastener designed to be pounded in, to hit or strike in a forceful or accurate way, a similar structure (as a claw) in other animals, to put out (a runner) in baseball
nails Sentence Examples
- The carpenter hammered the nails firmly into the wood.
- She painted her fingernails a vibrant crimson shade.
- The guitarist had long, polished nails that he used for picking.
- The drawer's handle came loose because the nails holding it had rusted.
- The painting hung securely on the wall thanks to the sturdy nails.
- She fastened the fabric to the board with tiny upholstery nails.
- The horse's hooves were shod with metal nails to protect them.
- The seamstress used a thimble to protect her fingernail while sewing.
- The nail polish chipped easily, revealing the imperfections beneath.
- The teacher used a whiteboard marker to write on the nails she had embedded in the wall.
FAQs About the word nails
to arrest or punish for an offense, a horny sheath protecting the upper end of each finger and toe of humans and most other primates, to settle, establish, or r
strikes, whacks, slaps, cracks, hits, smacks, bats, swipes,bangs, punches
confuses, unsettles, muddies,muddles,
The carpenter hammered the nails firmly into the wood.
She painted her fingernails a vibrant crimson shade.
The guitarist had long, polished nails that he used for picking.
The drawer's handle came loose because the nails holding it had rusted.
