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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
nail
nail [nail nails nailed nailing] noun, verb BrE [neɪl] NAmE [neɪl]
noun 
1. thin hard layer covering the outer tip of the fingers or toes
• Stop biting your nails!
•nail clippers 
see also ↑fingernail, ↑toenail
2. a small thin pointed piece of metal with a flat head, used for hanging things on a wall or for joining pieces of wood together
• She hammered the nail in.
compare ↑screw (1), ↑tack (3)
more at fight tooth and nail at ↑fight v., hard as nails at ↑hard adj., hit the nail on the head at ↑hit v., (as) tough as nails at ↑tough adj.
Word Origin:
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.
Collocations:
Decorating and home improvement
Houses
refurbish/renovate/ (BrE) do up a building/a house
convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/(especially NAmE) apartments/(BrE) flats
extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen
build (BrE) an extension (to the back/rear of a house)/(NAmE) an addition (on/to sth)/(BrE) a conservatory
knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall
knock out/through the wall separating two rooms
Decoration
furnish/paint/ (especially BrE) decorate a home/house/apartment/flat/room
be decorated in bright colours/(especially US) colors/in a traditional style/with flowers/with paintings
paint/plaster the walls/ceiling
hang/put up/strip off/remove the wallpaper
install/replace/remove the bathroom fixtures/(BrE) fittings
build/put up shelves
lay wooden flooring/timber decking/floor tiles/a carpet/a patio
put up/hang/take down a picture/painting/poster/curtain
DIY/home improvement
do (BrE) DIY/carpentry/the plumbing/the wiring
make home improvements
add/install central heating/underfloor heating/insulation
fit/install double-glazing/a smoke alarm
insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/(especially BrE) the loft
fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking (especially BrE) tap/(NAmE usually) faucet
block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink
make/drill/fill a hole
hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail
tighten/untighten/loosen/remove a screw
saw/cut/treat/stain/varnish/paint wood
Example Bank:
•He knocked the nail into the wall.
•He screamed as she dug her nails into his shoulders.
•I tapped my nails against the glass.
•I was trying to grow my nails.
•I wore acrylic nails for two months.
•She inspected her nails casually.
•There was dirt under his nails.
Idioms: ↑nail in somebody's coffin ▪ ↑nail your colours to the mast ▪ ↑on the nail
Derived: ↑nail somebody down ▪ ↑nail something down ▪ ↑nail something up
verb
1. ~ sth (+ adv./prep./adj.) to fasten sth to sth with a nail or nails
•I nailed the sign to a tree.
•Wooden boards had been nailed across the windows.
•The shutters had been nailed shut.
2. ~ sb (informal)to catch sb and prove they are guilty of a crime or of doing sth bad
•The police haven't been able to nail the killer.
3. ~ sth (informal)to prove that sth is not true
•We must nail this lie.
4. ~ sth (NAmE, informal)to achieve sth or do sth right, especially in sport
•He nailed a victory in the semi-finals.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
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.
Example Bank:
•She nailed the poster to the tree.
•There's no need to nail the wood down.
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