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21Nail house — A nail house (Chinese: 钉子户; pinyin: dīngzihù) is a Chinese neologism for homes belonging to people (sometimes called stubborn nails ) who refuse to make room for development. The term, a pun coined by developers, refers to nails that are stuck in …
22nail — nailless, adj. naillike, adj. /nayl/, n. 1. a slender, typically rod shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and… …
23nail — nail1 [ neıl ] noun count ** 1. ) a thin pointed piece of metal that you use to attach one thing to another by hitting it with a hammer 2. ) the smooth hard part that grows over the ends of your fingers and toes: to cut/file your nails I ve told… …
24nail — {{11}}nail (n.) O.E. negel metal pin, nægl fingernail (handnægl), toenail, from P.Gmc. *naglaz (Cf. O.N. nagl fingernail, nagli metal nail; O.S., O.H.G. nagel, O.Fris. neil, M.Du. naghel, Du. nagel, Ger. Nagel …
25nail — [[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… …
26nail — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nægl; akin to Old High German nagal nail, fingernail, Latin unguis fingernail, toenail, claw, Greek onyx Date: before 12th century 1. a. a horny sheath protecting the upper end of each finger… …
27nail — n 1. spike, brad, pin, peg, skewer, rivet, staple, tack, point; common nail, finishing nail, cut nail, roofing nail, drive nail, boat nail. 2. fingernail, toenail, (all of animals) claw, clutch, talon, unguis, nipper, pincher, hook. 3. hit the… …
28nail sth down — UK US nail sth down Phrasal Verb with nail({{}}/neɪl/ verb [T] INFORMAL ► to agree the details of a decision, an agreement, etc. so that something can happen: »The decision of who would be appointed Chief Executive was made months before the… …
29nail — n. & v. n. 1 a small usu. sharpened metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven in with a hammer to join things together or to serve as a peg, protection (cf. HOBNAIL), or decoration. 2 a a horny covering on the upper surface of the tip of the …
30nail — I UK [neɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms nail : singular nail plural nails ** 1) a thin pointed piece of metal that you use to fix one thing to another by hitting it with a hammer 2) the smooth hard part that grows over the ends of your… …
