nails

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/neɪlz/

noun

The four round-topped pedestals outside the Corn Exchange in Bristol on which bargains used to be struck.

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Meanings

nails1

noun
  1. pluralplural of nail
  2. The four round-topped pedestals outside the Corn Exchange in Bristol on which bargains used to be struck.
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of nail
adjectivenails (not comparable)
  1. UKabbreviationellipsisnot comparableslangEllipsis of hard as nails.

    Malik shook his head, stirring the coffee. 'Evans is nails, mate.'

    2018, Chris Merritt, Last Witness

Nails2

proper nounNails (plural Nailses)

plural Nailses

  1. A surname.

Nails3

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Nail

Origin

Unidentified.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with nails

saleswalestalesscalesmalesmailstailssailsVersaillesdalesalesMarseillespaleshard as nailskayles
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Anagrams

snailslainsinalsalinAslinnilas
Cite this entry
APA

nails. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nails

MLA

“nails.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nails. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nails,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nails.

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