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   nail polish
         n 1: a cosmetic lacquer that dries quickly and that is applied
               to the nails to color them or make them shiny [syn: {nail
               polish}, {nail enamel}, {nail varnish}]

English Dictionary: Nellie Bly by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nail pulling
n
  1. a form of torture in which the fingernails or toenails are removed
    Synonym(s): nail pulling, nail removal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nailfile
n
  1. a small flat file for shaping the nails
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Nellie Bly
n
  1. muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922)
    Synonym(s): Seaman, Elizabeth Seaman, Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, Nellie Bly
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      4. A measure of length, being two inches and a quarter, or
            the sixteenth of a yard.
  
      {Nail ball} (Ordnance), a round projectile with an iron bolt
            protruding to prevent it from turning in the gun.
  
      {Nail plate}, iron in plates from which cut nails are made.
           
  
      {On the nail}, in hand; on the spot; immediately; without
            delay or time of credit; as, to pay money on the nail.
            [bd]You shall have ten thousand pounds on the nail.[b8]
            --Beaconsfield.
  
      {To hit the nail on the head}, to hit most effectively; to do
            or say a thing in the right way.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      4. A measure of length, being two inches and a quarter, or
            the sixteenth of a yard.
  
      {Nail ball} (Ordnance), a round projectile with an iron bolt
            protruding to prevent it from turning in the gun.
  
      {Nail plate}, iron in plates from which cut nails are made.
           
  
      {On the nail}, in hand; on the spot; immediately; without
            delay or time of credit; as, to pay money on the nail.
            [bd]You shall have ten thousand pounds on the nail.[b8]
            --Beaconsfield.
  
      {To hit the nail on the head}, to hit most effectively; to do
            or say a thing in the right way.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Neelyville, MO (city, FIPS 51446)
      Location: 36.55923 N, 90.51101 W
      Population (1990): 381 (189 housing units)
      Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 63954
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