Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word A small metal pin with a flat head used to fasten things together by being driven into wood or other material.
Nail
/neɪl/Synonyms:
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This word has no antonymsExamples:
My nails have stopped growing.
And my hands seem nailed through to the sculls.
"There you clench the nail," returned the Tinker.
Etymology:
The word "nail" originates from the Old English "nægel," akin to the Dutch "nagel" and German "Nagel," from the Proto-Germanic "naglaz" meaning pin, peg. This root stems from the Proto-Indo-European "(s)nogo-", illustrating its long history used to denote fastening tools or mechanisms.
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