nail




a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener


Type of:
  • fastener; fastening; holdfast; fixing

Types:
  • brad
  • clout nail; clout
  • doornail
  • eightpenny nail
  • fourpenny nail
  • hobnail
  • sixpenny nail
  • spike
  • staple
  • stub nail
  • tack
  • tenpenny nail


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