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• nail — nail1 S3 [neıl] n [: Old English; Origin: nAgl] 1.) a thin pointed piece of metal with a flat top, which you hit into a surface with a hammer, for example to join things together or to hang something on ▪ The key was hanging on a nail by the door …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hammer — I n. 1) to swing a hammer 2) (sports) to throw the hammer 3) a drop hammer 4) to come under the (auctioneer s) hammer ( to be sold at auction ) II v. 1) (d; intr.) to hammer at (to hammer at enemy positions) 2) (D; tr.) to hammer into (to hammer… …   Combinatory dictionary

• nail — noun 1 on the fingers/toes ⇨ See also ↑fingernail, ↑toenail ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ sharp ▪ healthy, strong ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• nail — I n. tapered piece of metal 1) to drive, hammer a nail (he drove a nail into the board) 2) to remove a nail 3) a loose nail horny substance growing at the ends of fingers and toes 4) to cut, pare, trim; do; file; manicure; polish one s nails 5)… …   Combinatory dictionary

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• nail — [[t]ne͟ɪl[/t]] nails, nailing, nailed 1) N COUNT A nail is a thin piece of metal with one pointed end and one flat end. You hit the flat end with a hammer in order to push the nail into something such as a wall. A mirror hung on a nail above the… …   English dictionary

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• hammer — [[t]hæ̱mə(r)[/t]] hammers, hammering, hammered 1) N COUNT A hammer is a tool that consists of a heavy piece of metal at the end of a handle. It is used, for example, to hit nails into a piece of wood or a wall, or to break things into pieces. He… …   English dictionary

• nail — 1 noun (C) 1 a thin pointed piece of metal which you force into a piece of wood with a hammer to fasten the wood to something else 2 the hard smooth layer on the ends of your fingers and toes: Damn! I ve just broken a nail. 3 a nail in sb s/sth s …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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