| Engelsk > Engelsk |
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| nail |
| 1. n. The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals. |
| When I'm nervous I bite my nails. |
| 2. n. The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera. |
| 3. n. The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds. |
| 4. n. The claw of a bird or other animal. |
| 5. n. A spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials. The nail is generally driven through two or more layers of material by means of impacts from a hammer or other device. It is t |
| 6. n. A round pedestal on which merchants once carried out their business, such as the four nails outside The Exchange, Bristol. |
| 7. n. An archaic English unit of length equivalent to 1/20th of an ell or 1/16th of a yard (2.25 inches or 5.715 cm). |
| 8. v. To fix (an object) to another object using a nail. |
| He nailed the placard to the post. |
| 9. v. (intransitive) To drive a nail. |
| He used the ax head for nailing. |
| 10. v. To stud or boss with nails, or as if with nails. |
| 11. v. (slang) To catch. |
| 12. v. (transitive, slang) To expose as a sham. |
| 13. v. (transitive, slang) To accomplish (a task) completely and successfully. |
| I really nailed that test. |
| 14. v. (transitive, slang) To hit (a target) effectively with some weapon. |
| 15. v. (transitive, vulgar, slang) Of a male, to engage in sexual intercourse with. |
| There’s a benefit gala at the Boston Pops tonight, and... well, I’m trying to nail the flautist. - Brian Griffin in the TV series Family Guy |
| 16. v. To spike, as a cannon. |
| Svenska > Engelsk |
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| spik |
| 1. n-c. (lb or un) nail; spike-shaped metal fastener |
| 2. n-c. an (almost) fail-safe bet. |
| 3. n-c. (horse betting) a straight bet; betting on only a single horse in a race |
| En spik i lopp 5. - A straight bet in race 5. |
| 4. n-c. hole in one (in miniature golf) |
| 5. n-c. (in some compounds) completely, utterly |
| 6. n-c. (glassblowing) a rod of iron used in manual production of glass objects. May have all kinds of length and diameter, and can be used in many different ways. May be hollow inside, but must never have an |
