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nailable

nailable adjective: capable of taking nails.

Adjective

nailable (comparative more nailable, superlative most nailable)

  1. Capable of taking nails.
    • A borable and nailable concrete is obtained by first mixing 1 part of lime and 16-18 parts sand to form a lime mortar, and this is ground before it has completely set and then mixed with one part of cement.1927, Pit & Quarry, volume 15, numbers 1-5, page 69

Forms of nailable

comparativemore nailable
superlativemost nailable

Origin of nailable

From nail + -able.

Questions about nailable

What does nailable mean?
Nailable means capable of taking nails.
What part of speech is nailable?
Nailable is an adjective.

Words near nailable in the dictionary

  1. nail-tail wallaby
  2. nail-tailed wallaby
  3. nail-trimmer
  4. nail-trimmers
  5. nailability
  6. nailable
  7. nailbat
  8. nailbats
  9. nailbed
  10. nailbeds
  11. nailbiter

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