A slender, pointed piece of metal, usually with a head{2}, used for fastening pieces of wood or other material together, by being driven into or through them.
To fasten with a nail or nails; to close up or secure by means of nails; as, to nail boards to the beams.
To fasten, as with a nail; to bind or hold, as to a bargain or to acquiescence in an argument or assertion; hence, to catch; to trap.
straight, slender, wire fastener made from endless wire by cutting the point and forming the head at the shank end opposite the point, designed to be driven, to hold two or more pieces of a pallet or container together
A sharpened piece of metal or plastic driven into timber to fasten a joint.
a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
a long, thin piece of metal that you can hammer into wood
A small headed and pointed piece of metal driven though a piece of wood to fasten it to another. Longer and heavier examples are usually referred to as spikes, or double nails. Nails may be distinguished by material and mode of preparation, ie. nails may be wrought or forged, cut, or cast. They may be further defined by the shape of the head (point), such as rose, diamond, and sharp, or chisel.
A metal rod used as a fastener with various materials, most often lumber. Nails come in a variety of shapes and sizes for specific uses.
The spring loaded metal pin used in a bed of nails fixture to make contact with a node on a board or other assembly being tested.
A slender piece of metal either pointed or tapering, used for driving through wood or other material. Nails run in size from 2d (two penny), one inch long, to 20d (twenty penny), four inches long in carpenter usage. Bridgemen use nails up to 60d (sixty penny), or six inches long, after that they are classed as spikes.
A stiff metal wire fastening device with a point on one end and head designed for impact on the other end.
Fastener made from endless wire by cutting a point and forming a head at the shank end opposite the point
In engineering, woodworking and construction, a nail is a pin-shaped, sharp object of hard metal, typically steel, used as a fastener. Nails for specialised purposes may also be made of stainless steel, brass or aluminium.