Phrase Hound found 87 phrases and 30 compound words that contain nails. The most common are listed below. Open nails in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 87
- bed of nailsA piece of wood with nails pointing out of it, on which a performer lies as a circus trick.
- nails on a chalkboardSomething that sounds very unpleasant.
- tough as nailsHaving a hard, strong, and determined mindset.
- finger nailsplural of finger nail: The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation.
- toe nailsplural of toe nail: The thin, horny, transparent plate covering the upper surface of the end of a toe.
- spit nailsTo speak or sputter in a very angry manner.
- rusty nailsplural of rusty nail: A cocktail made by mixing Drambuie and Scotch.
- coffin nailsplural of coffin nail: A cigarette.
- beds of nailsplural of bed of nails: A piece of wood with nails pointing out of it, on which a performer lies as a circus trick.
- hard as nailsVery unsympathetic; callous.
- sandpapered nailsNails affected by trachonychia.
- squint like a bag of nailsTo squint very much, as though one's eyes were directed as many ways as the points of a bag of nails.
- brass nailsplural of brass nail: A prostitute.
- bright nailsplural of bright nail: An uncoated nail, susceptible to rust and corrosion, not used for exterior work.
- common nailsplural of common nail: A nail with a mostly smooth uncoated shank less than one third the diameter of its head, used for interior construction, especially framing.
- cut nailsplural of cut nail: A nail having a tapering rectangular shape, produced by cutting from a sheet of iron or steel, now primarily used for masonry and historical renovations.
- door-nailsplural of door-nail: A nail with a wide head, traditionally used in the construction and ornamentation of wooden doors.
- finish nailsplural of finish nail: A nail with a very small head, easily driven below the surface, leaving a small hole readily concealed with putty, used for attaching trim.
- garden nailsplural of garden nail: A cast nail used for fastening vines to brick walls.
- hand-nailsplural of hand-nail: The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation.
- hard nailsplural of hard nail: A strong person, in character and physique.
- horse-nailsplural of horse-nail: A kind of nail, for fixing a horseshoe to the hoof; a horseshoe nail.
- little nailsplural of little nail: The nail of the little finger.
- nails downthird-person singular simple present indicative of nail down: to attach with nails
- rose nailsplural of rose nail: A nail with a convex, faceted head.
Compound words 30
- thumbnailsplural of thumbnail: The fingernail on the thumb.
- fingernailsplural of fingernail: The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation.
- toenailsplural of toenail: The thin, horny, transparent plate covering the upper surface of the end of a toe.
- NailsworthA town and civil parish with a town council in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST8499).
- ambersnailsplural of ambersnail: Any of the genus Oxyloma of air-breathing land snails.
- doornailsplural of doornail: A nail with a wide head, traditionally used in the construction and ornamentation of wooden doors.
- footnailsplural of footnail: The thin, horny, transparent plate covering the upper surface of the end of a toe.
- forefingernailsplural of forefingernail: The nail of the forefinger.
- handnailsplural of handnail: The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation.
- hangnailsplural of hangnail: A loose, narrow strip of nail tissue protruding from the side edge and anchored near the base of a fingernail or toenail.