Sentence examples for nail meaning from inspiring English sources

Other items in stock include, ostensibly, pieces of the body of Saint Thérèse, the Little Flower, made into paste; clothing worn by Saint Anthony of Padua; and a "touched" nail, meaning a nail that once touched a nail from the Crucifixion.

This is often given as the origin of the expression "cash on the nail", meaning immediate payment, however it is likely that the expression was in use before the nails were erected.

The most popular and easiest way to file your nails, is unfortunately, very damaging; filing your nails in a back-and-forth motion splits the ends of the nail, meaning that down the road layers of the nail peel off and leave the nail brittle and prone to breakage.

In the present study, patients in the IMN group had a significantly shorter length of hospital stay compared with those in the PTP group (p < 0.05) because of the smaller incision made during closed nailing, meaning that IMN results in less of an economic burden and a lower cost of healthcare to society than PTP.

The studio offers vegan "5-free" non-toxic nail polishes, meaning brands that have removed formaldehyde, dibutyl phthalate and toluene from their mixes along with allergens camphor and formaldehyde resin.

Its generic name Heloderma means "studded skin", from the Ancient Greek words hêlos —the head of a nail or stud and dérma, meaning skin.

They're either nailed, screwed or dovetailed, meaning the bottom has a piece that fits into a slot.

BuzzFeed did a deeper dive and said the photographs of the silver nails were from dress rehearsal, meaning Beyoncé probably didn't get her nail polish switched out mid-set.

Pay $3.40 and it will beautify two of your nails for that price within about 5 minutes, meaning the machine measures your nails and produces a fitting nail stamp (hope that's the right term) based on that analysis.

The sportsmen take what they are given by the physiotherapists and by the doctors," he said, like Mutko casually hitting the nail on the head without meaning to.

In World War II, the U.S. Navy used magnesite extensively in warships, installing magnesite floors where ammunition was stored because the material is fire resistant and doesn't spark, meaning sailors could nail pallets of ammunition to the floor without fear of blowing up the entire ship, Hill said.