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nails to the counter

nails to the counter is the third-person singular simple present indicative of nail to the counter.

Meaning of nail to the counter

Verb

nail to the counter (third-person singular simple present nails to the counter, present participle nailing to the counter, simple past and past participle nailed to the counter)

  1. (transitive) To expose publicly as false.

Questions about nails to the counter

What is nails to the counter the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Nails to the counter is the third-person singular simple present indicative of nail to the counter.

Words near nails to the counter in the dictionary

  1. nails Jell-O to a wall
  2. nails on a chalkboard
  3. nails one's colours to the mast
  4. nails someone to the wall
  5. nails the hammer on the head
  6. nails to the counter
  7. Nailsea
  8. Nailses
  9. nailset
  10. nailsets
  11. nailsful

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