Fool
Fool verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.
Nail
Nail verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
How words are described
| long | long fool | long nail |
| ordinary | ordinary fool | ordinary nail |
| original | original fool | original nail |
| stupid | stupid fool | stupid nail |
| Other adjectives: real, big, bloody, bigger. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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One episode of Penn and Teller: Fool Us featured Penn doing a memory trick involving a nail-gun with some of the cartridges replaced with blanks and him alternating nailing the table and pressing the gun to his hand.
Source: Nail 'Em
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