Nail and Point

Nail

Nail noun - A thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener.

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Point and nail are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Point" instead the word "Nail" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: nailed, nailer, nailing

Point noun - A particular and often important moment in time.

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Nail and point are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nail" instead the word "Point" as a noun or a verb.

human	human nail	human point
exact	exact nail	exact point
certain	certain nail	certain point
original	original nail	original point
Other adjectives: single, sharp, small, actual, real, large, big, huge, main, key, new, final, extra, random, last.

At one point in Seiken Densetsu 3, Angela complains about breaking a nail after being blasted out of a cannon and crashing into the ground.

Source: I Broke a Nail
In CSI: Miami, Ryan Wolfe is shot through the eye by a nail gun, although here they do at least point out that the safety that prevents the gun from firing unless pressed against a surface is broken.

Source: Nail 'Em
Still, *never* point a nailgun at someone - the safety mechanism can malfunction and if the nail does hit someone it can inflict serious injury.

Source: Nail 'Em

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Point and Nail. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/nail/point

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