nails

noun

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Definition of nails:

nails (noun):: a horny sheath protecting the upper end of each finger and toe of humans and most other primates; a piece of metal with a point at one end and a head at the other, hit with a hammer to join two objects together

Synonyms for nails:

bangs

bashes

bats

belts

biffs

bludgeons

bobs

bonks

bops

boxes

bumps

busts

chops

claps

clips

clobbers

clocks

clouts

cracks

flicks

hammers

hits

jabs

kicks

knocks

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Antonyms for nails:

detaches

gives up

halts

lets go

liberates

loosens

looses

loses

releases

separates

stops

unfastens

unnails

unties

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