Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

treenail

/ˈtɹiːˌneɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: treenail
IPA: /ˈtɹiːˌneɪl/

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wooden peg or pin used as a fastener.

Example Sentences

"OPERATION—The wood for the treenail is fixed in G; the balance wheel is then moved...."
"Long treenails were quite difficult to drive, often being damaged in the process, with ends becoming "broomed", or worse, split, necessitating the head being trimmed, or far worse, the removal of the treenail."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English trenayl; equivalent to tree + nail.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: trenayl

Inflected Forms

treenails (plural) trannel (alternative) trenail (alternative) trennel (alternative) trunnel (alternative)

Synonyms

trenail trunnel

Rhymes With

kennel fennel phenyl antennal crenel tunnel frontal funnel gunwale gunnel chunnel runnel

Questions

How do you pronounce treenail?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹiːˌneɪl/.
What does treenail mean?: A wooden peg or pin used as a fastener.
Where does treenail come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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