naillike
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spike — spike1 spikelike, adj. /spuyk/, n., v., spiked, spiking. n. 1. a naillike fastener, 3 to 12 in. (7.6 to 30.5 cm) long and proportionately thicker than a common nail, for fastening together heavy timbers or railroad track. 2. something resembling… … Universalium
spike — I [[t]spaɪk[/t]] n. v. spiked, spik•ing 1) bui rai a naillike fastener, 3 to 12 in. (7.6 to 30.5 cm) long and proportionately thicker than a common nail, for fastening together heavy timbers or railroad track 2) something resembling such a nail,… … From formal English to slang
beehive round — Mil. an artillery shell that ejects thousands of naillike metal projectiles on exploding. * * * … Universalium
nail — nailless, adj. naillike, adj. /nayl/, n. 1. a slender, typically rod shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and… … Universalium
unguis — SYN: nail (1). [L.] u. aduncus SYN: ingrown nail. u. avis SYN: calcarine spur. Haller u. SYN: calcarine spur. u. incarnatus SYN: ingrown nail. * * * un·guis əŋ gwəs, ən n, pl un·gues .gwēz a fingernail or toenail * * * n … Medical dictionary
hobnail liver — hob·nail liver häb .nāl or hob·nailed liver häb .nāld n 1) the liver as it appears in one form of cirrhosis in which it is shrunken and hard and covered with small projecting nodules 2) the cirrhosis associated with hobnail liver: LAENNEC S… … Medical dictionary
beehive round — Mil. an artillery shell that ejects thousands of naillike metal projectiles on exploding … Useful english dictionary
