Judge
Judge verb - To give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute).
Nail
Nail verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
How words are described
| human | human judge | human nail |
| special | special judge | special nail |
| best | best judge | best nail |
| certain | certain judge | certain nail |
| Other adjectives: original, single, actual, real, big, main, new, sole, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Do not under any circumstances abuse your powers as a judge to overturn a guilty verdict Rafael Barba has fought tooth and nail for.
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The Chinese Nail Murders (1961): A particularly cunning murderess almost foils the Judge and he comes close to ending his career in disgrace.
Source: Literature / Judge Dee -
The Judge zombie does this in Paranorman in Norman's late uncle's house while searching for him, slowly scraping his nail across the wall while chipping off the plaster.
Source: Sinister Scraping Sound
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