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nail > 10 senses
NOUN1nailHorny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
2nailA thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
3nailA former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
VERB1nailAttach something somewhere by means of nails
2nail, collar, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, copTake into custody
3nail, smash, boom, blastHit hard
4nail, nail down, pegSucceed in obtaining a position
5nail, breeze through, ace, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail throughSucceed at easily
6nail, pinpointLocate exactly
7nail, completeComplete a pass
nail > pronunciation
Soundsney'l
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nail > noun 1, body
MeaningHorny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits.
Part ofintegumentary system; digit, dactyl
Partshalf-moon, lunula, lunule; matrix
Narrowerfingernail; toenail
Broaderhorny structure, unguis
Adjectivesungual
nail > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener.
Partsclinch; head; nailhead; shank, stem
Narrowerbrad; clout nail, clout; doornail; eightpenny nail; fourpenny nail; hobnail; sixpenny nail; spike; staple; stub nail; tack; tenpenny nail
Broaderfastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
Verbsnail
nail > noun 3, quantity
MeaningA former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard.
Broaderlinear unit
nail > verb 1, contact
MeaningAttach something somewhere by means of nails.
PatternSomebody ----s something PP
Examples"nail the board onto the wall"
Broaderattach
See alsonail down
Nounsnail; nailer
nail > verb 2, contact
MeaningTake into custody.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
Synonymscollar, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop
Broaderseize, prehend, clutch
nail > verb 3, contact
MeaningHit hard.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonymssmash, boom, blast
Broaderhit
nail > verb 4, social
MeaningSucceed in obtaining a position.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
Synonymsnail down, peg
Broadersucceed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
nail > verb 5, social
MeaningSucceed at easily.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"She nailed her astrophysics course"
Synonymsbreeze through, ace, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail through
Broaderpass, make it
nail > verb 6, possession
MeaningLocate exactly.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples"The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"
Synonymspinpoint
Broaderlocate, turn up
nail > verb 7, competition
MeaningComplete a pass.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymscomplete
Categoryfootball, football game
Broaderplay

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