Nail and Rest

Nail

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

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

Nearby Words: nailed, nailer, nailing

Rest verb - To refrain from labor or exertion.

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Nail and rest are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nail" instead a verb "Rest".

Nearby Words: restless, rested, restive, resting, restful

special	special nail	special rest
best	best nail	best rest
long	long nail	long rest
ordinary	ordinary nail	ordinary rest
Other adjectives: original, single, small, actual, real, big, bad, main, literal, giant.

point	nail point	rest point
head	nail head	rest head

In Bioshock Infinite, Booker DeWitt quickly forms a bond with Elizabeth and spends the rest of the game in Papa Wolf mode, fighting tooth and nail to keep her safe.

Source: Action Dad / Video Games
Lampshaded by Jia when, as he leaps out a doorway after Long Shi, his shirt gets ripped by a nail and he tears the rest of it off.Jia: It just had to happen when I couldn't see it!

Source: Fan Fic / Different Tales Different Lessons
For Want of a Nail: Bettie missed a class at school, got an A- instead of an A, didn't get a scholarship, and the rest is history.

Source: Film / The Notorious Bettie Page

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