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英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

IPA（発音記号）

/neɪl/

名詞

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.

日本語の意味

人間などの指先や足先にある、薄い角質からなる爪。 / ある種の半翅目（ハエや害虫などに分類される昆虫）の前翅の基部にみられる、厚く肥大した部分。

英語の意味

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.

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She painted the chipped nail with a bright red polish before the party.

彼女はパーティーの前に欠けた爪に明るい赤のマニキュアを塗った。

詳細

意味（1）

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.

詳細

意味（2）

The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.

意味（3）

The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds.

意味（4）

The claw of a bird or other animal.

意味（5）

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.

Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.

詳細

意味（6）

A round pedestal on which merchants once carried out their business, such as the four nails outside The Exchange, Bristol.

意味（7）

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).

nails （ plural ）