The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NAIL which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2006.
It could be pounded or painted crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NAIL | 100 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: It could be pounded or painted
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Crossword Answer definitions
NAIL noun- The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
- The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.
- The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds.
- The claw of a bird or other animal.
- A spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials. The nail is generally driven through two or more layers of material by means of impacts from a hammer or other device. It is then held in place by friction.
- A round pedestal on which merchants once carried out their business, such as the four nails outside The Exchange, Bristol.
- An archaic English unit of length equivalent to 1/20 of an ell or 1/16 of a yard (2 1/4 inches or 5.715 cm).
- To fix (an object) to another object using a nail.
- To drive a nail.
- To stud or boss with nails, or as if with nails.
- To catch.
- To expose as a sham.
- To accomplish (a task) completely and successfully.
- To hit (a target) effectively with some weapon.
- Of a male, to engage in sexual intercourse with.
- To spike, as a cannon.
- To nail down: to make certain, or confirm.
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