Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nail

The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals. / The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.

(transitive) To fix (an object) to another object using a nail. / (intransitive) To drive a nail. / (transitive) To stud or boss with nails, or as if with nails. / (slang) To catch.

(Britain) immediately, without delay

present participle of nail

A mechanical fastening by means of nails.

simple past tense and past participle of nail

Having nails (often of a specified kind).

Enough to be stored under or on one's fingernail.

(countable) A strip of metal cut to be made into nails. / (uncountable, obsolete) A form of strong tobacco.