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I 1. [neɪl]1) unghia f.2) tecn. chiodo m.2.modificatore [scissors, file] per unghie••a nail in sb.'s coffin — un brutto colpo per qcn.
cash on the nail — (denaro) sull'unghia o in contanti
II [neɪl]to be as hard o tough as nails avere il cuore duro; to fight tooth and nail — combattere con le unghie e con i denti
1) (attach with nails) inchiodareto nail a picture to a wall — attaccare o appendere un quadro al muro
•- nail up* * *[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) unghia2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) chiodo2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) inchiodare- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the head* * *[neɪl]1. n1) Anat unghia2) (metal) chiodoto hit the nail on the head fig — cogliere or colpire nel segno
to pay cash on the nail Brit — pagare subito e in contanti, pagare sull'unghia fam
2. vt(also), fig, (fam: criminal) inchiodare•- nail up* * *I 1. [neɪl]1) unghia f.2) tecn. chiodo m.2.modificatore [scissors, file] per unghie••a nail in sb.'s coffin — un brutto colpo per qcn.
cash on the nail — (denaro) sull'unghia o in contanti
II [neɪl]to be as hard o tough as nails avere il cuore duro; to fight tooth and nail — combattere con le unghie e con i denti
1) (attach with nails) inchiodareto nail a picture to a wall — attaccare o appendere un quadro al muro
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[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) negl; -negl2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) søm2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) sømme- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the head* * *[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) negl; -negl2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) søm2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) sømme- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the head -
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1. noun1) (on finger, toe) Nagel, dercut one's nails — sich (Dat.) die Nägel schneiden
bite one's nails — an den Nägeln kauen
2) (metal spike) Nagel, derbe hard as nails — (fig.) steinhart sein; (fit) topfit sein; (unfeeling) knallhart sein (ugs.)
hit the [right] nail on the head — (fig.) den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen (ugs.)
be a nail in somebody's/something's coffin — (fig.) ein Nagel zu jemandes Sarg/ein Sargnagel für etwas sein (ugs.)
2. transitive verbon the nail — (fig. coll.) pünktlich [bezahlen, sein Geld kriegen]
1) nageln (to an + Akk.)be nailed to the spot/ground — (fig.) wie angenagelt sein (ugs.)
3) (fig.): (expose) anprangern. See also academic.ru/14323/colour">colour 1. 7)Phrasal Verbs:- nail up* * *[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) der Nagel2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) nagel2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) nageln- nail-brush- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the head* * *[neɪl]I. nto hammer a \nail into the wall einen Nagel in die Wand schlagento bite one's \nails an den Fingernägeln kauento cut one's \nails sich dat die Nägel schneidento paint one's \nails sich dat die Nägel lackieren3.▶ as hard as \nails hart wie Stahl, unheimlich zäh▶ to hit the \nail on the head den Nagel auf den Kopf treffenII. vt1. (fasten)to \nail a lie etw als Lüge entlarven3. (fully understand)4.▶ to \nail one's colours to the mast Farbe bekennen, Flagge zeigen* * *[neɪl]1. nas hard as nails — knallhart (inf), (unheimlich) hart; (physically) zäh wie Leder
on the nail ( Brit fig inf ) — auf der Stelle, sofort
cash on the nail ( Brit inf ) — Bargeld nt
to hit the nail ( right) on the head (fig) — den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen
2. vt1) (= fix with nails, put nails into) nagelnto nail sth to the floor/door/wall —
he nailed his opponent to the canvas — er pinnte seinen Gegner auf die Matte (inf)
fear nailed him to the spot — er war vor Furcht wie auf der Stelle festgenagelt
to nail a lie — eine Lüge entlarven or entblößen
3) (inf)to nail sb — sich (dat) jdn schnappen (inf)
* * *nail [neıl]A s2. TECH Nagel m3. ZOOLa) Nagel mb) Klaue f, Kralle fc) Nagel m (harte, hornige Platte auf der Schnabelspitze einiger Entenvögel)B v/t1. (an)nageln (on auf akk; to an akk):2. benageln, mit Nägeln beschlagen4. fig jemanden festhalten (to an dat) (Pflicht etc)on auf akk):keep one’s eyes nailed on sb jemanden nicht aus den Augen lassen7. umg einen Verbrecher etc schnappen, erwischen9. umgb) jemanden in die Enge treiben11. umgon the nail umg auf der Stelle, sofort;pay on the nail umg bar bezahlen;to the nail bis ins Letzte, vollendet;b) eisern, unerbittlich;* * *1. noun1) (on finger, toe) Nagel, dercut one's nails — sich (Dat.) die Nägel schneiden
2) (metal spike) Nagel, derbe hard as nails — (fig.) steinhart sein; (fit) topfit sein; (unfeeling) knallhart sein (ugs.)
hit the [right] nail on the head — (fig.) den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen (ugs.)
be a nail in somebody's/something's coffin — (fig.) ein Nagel zu jemandes Sarg/ein Sargnagel für etwas sein (ugs.)
2. transitive verbon the nail — (fig. coll.) pünktlich [bezahlen, sein Geld kriegen]
1) nageln (to an + Akk.)be nailed to the spot/ground — (fig.) wie angenagelt sein (ugs.)
2) (fig.): (secure, catch, engage) an Land ziehen (ugs.) [Vertrag, Auftrag]Phrasal Verbs:- nail up* * *n.Nagel ¨-- m. v.annageln v.nageln v. -
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1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) uña2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) clavo
2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) clavar- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the head
nail1 n1. uña2. clavonail2 vb clavartr[neɪl]1 (on finger, toe) uña■ to bite/cutim one's nails morderse/cortarse/arreglarse las uñas2 (metal) clavo1 clavar, fijar con clavos2 familiar pillar, coger\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas hard as nails más duro,-a que una piedrato pay on the nail pagar a tocatejato hit the nail on the head dar en el clavonail clippers cortaúñas nombre masculinonail polish esmalte nombre masculino para las uñasnail scissors tijeras nombre femenino plural para las uñasnail varnish esmalte nombre masculino para las uñasnail varnish remover quitaesmaltes nombre masculinonail ['neɪl] vt: clavar, sujetar con clavosnail n1) fingernail: uña fnail file: lima (de uñas)nail polish: laca de uñas2) : clavo mto hit the nail on the head: dar en el clavon.• clavo s.m.• espiga s.f.• punta s.f.• uña s.f.v.• clavar v.• clavetear v.• coger v.• empernar v.• enclavar v.
I neɪla nail in somebody's coffin: this failure is another nail in his coffin este fracaso es otro paso camino a su derrota; to be as hard as nails ser* muy duro (de corazón); to hit the nail on the head dar* en el clavo; to pay on the nail (colloq) pagar* en el acto; they paid cash on the nail — pagaron a tocateja (Esp) or (RPl) pagaron taca taca or (Chi, Ven) chin-chin or (Méx) en caliente (y de repente) (fam)
2) ( Anat) uña fto cut one's nails — cortarse las uñas; (before n)
nail polish o (BrE also) varnish — esmalte m de uñas
nail polish o (BrE also) varnish remover — quitaesmalte m
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1) ( fix) clavar2) (colloq) ( apprehend) agarrar or (esp Esp) coger•Phrasal Verbs:- nail up[neɪl]1. N1) (Anat) uña f2) (metal) clavo ma nail in sb's coffin —
- hit the nail on the head- pay cash on the nailhard 1., 1)2. VT1) (=fix with nails) clavar, sujetar con clavosto nail two things together — fijar or unir dos cosas con clavos
2) * (=catch, get hold of) agarrar, pillar *3) (=expose) [+ lie] poner al descubierto; [+ rumour] demostrar la falsedad de4) (=define) definir, precisar3.CPDnail clippers NPL — cortauñas m inv
nail enamel (US) N — esmalte m de uñas
nail extension N — prótesis f de uña
nail polish N — esmalte m de uñas
nail scissors NPL — tijeras fpl para las uñas
nail varnish N — esmalte m de uñas
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I [neɪl]a nail in somebody's coffin: this failure is another nail in his coffin este fracaso es otro paso camino a su derrota; to be as hard as nails ser* muy duro (de corazón); to hit the nail on the head dar* en el clavo; to pay on the nail (colloq) pagar* en el acto; they paid cash on the nail — pagaron a tocateja (Esp) or (RPl) pagaron taca taca or (Chi, Ven) chin-chin or (Méx) en caliente (y de repente) (fam)
2) ( Anat) uña fto cut one's nails — cortarse las uñas; (before n)
nail polish o (BrE also) varnish — esmalte m de uñas
nail polish o (BrE also) varnish remover — quitaesmalte m
II
1) ( fix) clavar2) (colloq) ( apprehend) agarrar or (esp Esp) coger•Phrasal Verbs:- nail up -
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neil 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) negl2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) spiker2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) spikre (igjen)- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the headnagle--------negl--------spiker--------spikreIsubst. \/neɪl\/1) negl2) klo3) spiker4) søm, stift, nagle5) (slang, narkotikasprøyte) sil6) ( lengdemål) forklaring: omtrent 5,7 cm(as) hard as nails ( hverdagslig) urokkelig, fullstendig umedgjørlig steinhard, i toppformhit the nail on the head ( overført) treffe spikeren på hodeta nail in one's coffin et skritt nærmere dødenon the nail ( hverdagslig) omgående, straks, på stående fotright as nails ( hverdagslig) helt riktigIIverb \/neɪl\/1) spikre (fast)2) spikre sammen3) beslå med spiker4) ( overført) holde fast, holde tilbake, holde fanget, fengsle5) ( hverdagslig) sette fast, fakke, fange6) ( hverdagslig) skyte ned, felle7) (slang, amer.) naske, stjele8) ( medisin) nagleget nailed bli tatt, bli satt fast, bli fanget (av politiet)nail a lie avsløre en løgnnail a rumour to the counter\/barn door ( gammeldags) avlive et rykte, slå hull på et ryktenail down spikre igjen, spikre tilbe nailed to the spot stå som fastnagletnail somebody ta noen holde fast noennail somebody down stille noen mot veggen, presse noen, trollbinde noennail somebody down to a promise binde noen ved et løfte, tvinge noen til å holde et løftenail up spikre igjenspikre opp, slå opp• could you nail up the pictures for me, please? -
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[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) noht2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) žebelj2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) pribiti- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the head* * *I [néil]nountechnical žebelj; noht; zoology krempelj, trd izrastek na kljunu nekih ptic; stara dolžinska mera (0,057 m)a nail in one's coffin — vse, kar pospeši smrt; padec vlade, režimato fight tooth and nail — boriti se z zobmi in nohti, boriti se na vso močas hard as nails — trdnega zdravja, žilav, neusmiljen, trdto the nail — do konca, dokončan, dovršenright as nails — točen, v reduII [néil]transitive verbpribiti (on, to na), zabiti, obiti z žeblji, okovati (z žeblji); zakovati (tudi up)figuratively zgrabiti, prijeti (tatu), pograbiti (priliko); ukrasti; figuratively upreti pogled, obrniti pozornost (on, to na); colloquially ujeti na laži; slang ujeti, zasačiti (v šoli); figuratively to nail one's colours to the mast — ostati zvest svojim načelom, javno jih izpovedatifiguratively to nail a lie to the counter ( —ali barndoor) — dokazati ali razkrinkati (laž, prevaro) -
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[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) unha2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) prego2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) pregar- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the head* * *[neil] n 1 prego. 2 cravo. 3 unha. 4 garra. 5 medida de 2 ¼ polegadas. • vt 1 pregar. 2 cravar. 3 fixar, segurar. 4 agarrar. 5 expor, revelar (uma mentira). hard as nails frio, sem emoções. on the nail imediatamente, sem delongas. to bite one’s nails roer as unhas. to hit the nail the on the head acertar em cheio. to nail down/up a) fechar com pregos. b) fechar, amarrar um acordo, um negócio. -
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[neɪl] 1. n 2. vt ( inf)to nail sth to sth — przybijać (przybić perf) coś do czegoś
to nail sb down (to sth) — przyciskać (przycisnąć perf) kogoś (w jakiejś sprawie)
* * *[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) paznokieć2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) gwóźdź2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) przybić- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the head -
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[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) nögl2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) nagli2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) negla- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the head -
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karom, szög, köröm to nail: elkap, odaerősít, rászegez* * *[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) köröm2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) szeg2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) (rá)szegez- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the head -
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n. çivi, tırnak————————v. çivilemek, çivi çakmak, mıhlamak, kavramak, yakalamak, meydana çıkarmak, vurmak* * *1. tırnak 2. çivile (v.) 3. çivi (n.) 4. tuttur (v.) 5. tırnak (n.)* * *[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) tırnak2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) çivi2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) çivilemek- nail-file
- nail-polish, nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the head -
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• saada kiinni• pysähdyttää• rautanaula• naulita• nasta• naula• naulata• kynsi* * *neil 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) kynsi2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) naula2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) naulata- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the head -
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[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) nags2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) nagla2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) pienaglot- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the head* * *nags; nagla; iesist naglu, pienaglot; saņemt ciet; pieķert -
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[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) nagas2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) vinis2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) prikalti- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the head -
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n. spik; nagel; klo; gammalt längdmått--------v. spika; spika fast; haffa; avslöja (lögn, brott); fokusera (blick)* * *[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) nagel2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) spik2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) spika fast- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the head -
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[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) nehet2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) hřebík2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) přibít- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the head* * *• přitlouci• hřebík• nehet• cvok -
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[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) necht2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) klinec2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) pribiť- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the head* * *• zachytit• zadržat• zaujat• zmocnit sa• stlct• spútat• upútat• prichytit• prikovat• pripichnút• pribit• pribíjat• priklincovat• pripevnit• presne umiestnit• pristihnút• pritlct• dráp• klincek• klinec• chytit• pazúr• lokalizovat• nachytat• necht -
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[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) unghie2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) cui2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) a prinde în cuie- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the head -
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[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) νύχι2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) καρφί2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) καρφώνω- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the head -
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[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) ongle2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) clou2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) clouer- nail-file - nail-polish - nail-varnish - nail-scissors - hit the nail on the head
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Drill bit — For the fictional character, see Drill Bit (Transformers). For the cancelled skyscraper nicknamed Drill bit, see Chicago Spire. For the types used in drilling wells, see Well drilling. From top to bottom: Spade, lip and spur (brad point), masonry … Wikipedia
