Nail or Nails may refer to:

In biology

* Nail (anatomy), toughened protective protein-keratin (known as alpha-keratin, also found in hair) at the end of an animal digit, such as fingernail *

Nail (beak) The beak, bill, or rostrum is an external anatomical structure found mostly in birds, but also in turtles, non-avian dinosaurs and a few mammals. A beak is used for eating, preening, manipulating objects, killing prey, fighting, probing for food ...

, a plate of hard horny tissue at the tip of some bird beaks

Objects

Nail (fastener) In woodworking and construction, a nail is a small object made of metal (or wood, called a tree nail or "trunnel") which is used as a fastener, as a peg to hang something, or sometimes as a decoration. Generally, nails have a sharp point on one ...

, the pin-shaped fastener used in engineering, woodworking and construction ** Nail (relic), used in the crucifixion of Christ * The Exchange nails, bronze tables outside of The Exchange, Bristol

Arts and entertainment

* '' JLA: The Nail series'', a 1998 three-issue comic book miniseries * '' Nail'', a 1985 album by Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel * '' Nails'', a 1992 American TV movie *

Nails (band) Nails is an American hardcore punk band from Oxnard, California. The group was formed in 2009 by frontman Todd Jones, formerly the guitarist of Terror, along with bassist John Gianelli and drummer Taylor Young of Disgrace. They released their ...

, an American powerviolence band founded 2009 *

Nine Inch Nails Nine Inch Nails, commonly abbreviated as NIN and stylized as NIИ, is an American industrial rock band formed in Cleveland in 1988. Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Trent Reznor was the only permanent member of the band ...

, an American industrial rock band founded 1988 * The Nails, an American new wave band founded 1976 as The Ravers (name change 1977)

People

Nail (given name) Nail is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Nail Bakirov (1952–2010), Russian statistician and professor * Nail Beširović (born 1967), Bosnian retired footballer * Nail Çakırhan (1910–2008), Turkish poet, journalist, arch ...

, a list of people with the given name Nail * Nail (surname), a list of people with the surname Nail or Nails * Lenny Dykstra, former Major League Baseball outfielder nicknamed "Nails"

Businesses

* Nail Brewing, an Australian brewery * Nail Communications, an ad agency *

Nails Inc. Nails Inc. is a London, England-based nail polish company founded by Thea Green MBE. The brand has previously collaborated with fashion and beauty insiders including Victoria Beckham, Alexa Chung and Poppy Delevigne. Its nail polish collections c ...

, an English nail care chain

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