nail
The horny plate or appendage at the ends of the digits of various animals, including…The horny plate or appendage at the ends of the digits of various animals, including most reptiles, birds, and mammals (both nonhuman and human).
» I never cut my nails at night.
Ich schneide meine Nägel niemals nachts. — Wolf
Я никогда не подстригаю ногти ночью. — Wezzel
Я никогда не стригу ногти ночью. — Wezel
Я никогда не стригу ногти по ночам. — marafon
Я ніколи не обрізаю нігті вночі. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
Я ніколи не зістригаю нігті вночі. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
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7 sensesThe horny plate or appendage at the ends of the digits of various animals, including most reptiles, birds, and mammals (both nonhuman and human).
horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
The horny plate or appendage at the ends of the digits of various animals, including most reptiles, birds, and mammals (both nonhuman and human).
(often, specifically)The thin, flat type of such a plate on the fingers and toes of humans, chimpanzees and some other primates.
When I'm nervous I bite my nails.
Nagel
но́готьnógotʹ
ні́готьníhotʹ
The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.
The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks and other allied birds.
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 then held in place by friction.
Yesterday my shirt got torn after I caught it on a nail.
Nagel
гвоздьgvozdʹ
цвяхcvjax
A round pedestal on which merchants once carried out their business, such as the four nails outside The Exchange, Bristol.
An archaic English unit of length equivalent to ¹⁄₂₀ of an ell or ¹⁄₁₆ of a yard (2+¹⁄₄ inches or 5.715 cm).
a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
Examples
460 sentencesI never cut my nails at night.
Я ніколи не обрізаю нігті вночі. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
ruЯ никогда не подстригаю ногти ночью. — Wezzel
deIch schneide meine Nägel niemals nachts. — Wolf
We found a nail stuck in the tire.
Ми знайшли цвях, що застряг у покришці. — deniko
ruМы нашли гвоздь, застрявший в покрышке. — odexed
deIm Reifen steckte ein Nagel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
To a man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
Людині з молотком все здається цвяхом. — deniko
ruЧеловеку с молотком любая вещь кажется гвоздём. — Biga
deFür einen Menschen mit einem Hammer sieht alles wie ein Nagel aus. — BraveSentry
Don't bite your nails.
Не гризи нігті. — aandrusiak
ruНе грызи ногти. — Arkadeko
deKau nicht an deinen Nägeln. — MUIRIEL
Tom bites his nails.
Том гризе нігті. — deniko
ruТом грызёт ногти. — marafon
deTom kaut an seinen Nägeln. — Yorwba
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English nail, nayl, Old English næġl, from Proto-West Germanic *nagl, from ProFrom Middle English nail, nayl, Old English næġl, from Proto-West Germanic *nagl, from Proto-Germanic *naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ- (“nail”).
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Forms
plural: nailsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
114 related wordsCollocations
4 patterns- biting his nails
- nail polish
- on a nail
- some nails
See also
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