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nailhead

nailhead

4.1
The flat end of a nail that you hit with a hammer
  • noun
  • /ˈneɪlˌhɛd/
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  • When hanging the picture, make sure the nailhead is flush with the wall.

Examples

  • Because the nailhead protrudes from the flesh, he lays the strip beneath the iron, passing the cloth around the foot until it is level with the hard black disk.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The carpenter used a hammer to drive the nailhead into the wooden frame.

  • He covered the exposed nailheads with a layer of wood filler for a smooth finish.

Synonyms

head
vsnailhead
∞ 1.8

The rounded top part of something, like a bone or tool

is a flat, enlarged end meant to be struck by a hammer

How Big

nailhead
4.1
brad
460 7.8

Surface Forms

nailhead singular
nailheads plural

Morphology

nailhead = nail + head (transparent) = nail + head

The compound literally denotes the head (top) of a nail and is directly derivable from 'nail' + 'head'.

Etymology

Nailhead is made from the everyday words nail and head. It literally means the flat 'head' of a nail, the part you hit with a hammer to drive the nail in.