nailer
English
/ˈneɪlɚ/
noun
Definitions
- One whose occupation is to make nails; a nail maker.
- One who fastens with, or drives, nails.
- A nailgun.
- A piece of dimensional lumber and/or plywood secured to the deck or wall which provides a receiving medium for the fasteners. (Sometimes referred to as blocking.)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English nayler suffix from English nail.
Origin
English
nail
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- denail English
- doornail English
- fingernail English
- frost-nail English
- hangnail English
- hobnail English
- horsenail English
- nail English
- nail bat English
- nailable English
- nailbed English
- nailbrush English
- nailcare English
- naileress English
- nailery English
- nailest English
- naileth English
- nailfast English
- nailfold English
- nailful English
- nailhead English
- nailist English
- nailless English
- nailset English
- naily English
- renail English
- spignel English
- spikenail English
- thumbnail English
- toenail English
- unnail English
- nail Middle English
- nayl Middle English
- nayler Middle English
- nil Tok Pisin
- niilaa Fiji Hindi