Effect and Nail

Effect

Effect verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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Nail and effect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nail" instead a verb "Effect".

Nail verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.

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Effect and nail are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Effect" instead a verb "Nail".

Nearby Words: nailed, nailer, nailing

special	special effect	special nail
best	best effect	best nail
exact	exact effect	exact nail
original	original effect	original nail
Other adjectives: single, actual, real, huge, bad, main, magic, extra, random, creepy.

point	effect point	nail point
anyone	effect anyone	nail anyone

In Western Animation, this will more often than not result in a flurry of nail clippings due to the sheer rapidness of the nail-biting, often with a typewriter sound effect.

Source: Rapid-Fire Nail Biting
Pictured here◊ is the sound effect hammer, which is what Jon is using on a really long nail.

Source: Unsound Effect
Compare Rapid-Fire Nail Biting, which may also use a typewriter sound effect, and Buzzsaw Jaw, where the sound effect is (or at least can be) a buzzsaw.

Source: Typewriter Eating

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