noun
- decisive facts, arguments, or remarks that settle a matter conclusively
- nails with points that bend over when driven through wood
Usage: carpentry
Examples
- The DNA evidence provided the clinchers that solved the case.
- Her final statistics were the clinchers in winning the debate.
- The carpenter used clinchers to secure the boat’s planking.
- Those test scores were the clinchers for his college admission.
- The witness testimony served as one of the key clinchers.
- He hammered the clinchers through both pieces of wood.
- The budget numbers were the clinchers in the board’s decision.