word-vault/dist/data/cards/na/nail.json

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{
    "term": "nail",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "image": "data/images/bo/body_hand.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the thin hard layer covering the outer tip of the fingers or toes",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Stop biting your nails!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "nail clippers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He screamed as she dug her nails into his shoulders."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I bite my nails when I'm nervous."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was trying to grow my nails."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I wore acrylic nails for two months."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She painted her nails bright red."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was dirt under his nails."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Body"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["long", "short", "sharp"],
                "verb + nail": ["bite", "chew", "do"],
                "nail + verb": ["grow", "break", "split"],
                "nail + noun": ["care", "brush", "clippers"],
                "preposition": ["under your nail"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a small thin pointed piece of metal with a flat head, used for joining pieces of wood together or hanging things on a wall",
            "labels": "(British English)(especially North American English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(especially British English)(British English)(British English)(especially British English)(especially British English)(North American English usually)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She hammered the nail in."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He knocked the nail into the wall."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["long", "small", "six-inch"],
                "verb + nail": ["drive", "hammer", "knock"],
                "nail + verb": ["stick out", "stick up"],
                "nail + noun": ["head", "hole", "bomb"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to fight in a very determined way for what you want",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The residents are fighting tooth and nail to stop the new development."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She fought tooth and nail to keep custody of the children."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "showing no fear, sympathy or kind behaviour",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to say something that is exactly right",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "something that makes the end or failure of an organization, somebody’s plans, etc. more likely to happen",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This latest defeat is another nail in the government's coffin."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "without delay",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They're good customers who always pay on the nail."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "very strong and able to deal successfully with difficult conditions or situations",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's almost 90 but she's still as tough as nails."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/neɪl/",
                "audio": "na/nail/nail__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/neɪl/",
                "audio": "na/nail/nail__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English nægel (noun), næglan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch nagel and German Nagel, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin unguis and Greek onux."
}