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English to English noun 1. horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits  source: wordnet30
2. a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener source: wordnet30
3. a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard source: wordnet30
4. the horny scale of plate of epidermis at the end of the fingers and toes of man and many apes. source: webster1913
verb 5. attach something somewhere by means of nails nail the board onto the wall source: wordnet30
6. take into custody the police nabbed the suspected criminals source: wordnet30
7. hit hard He smashed a 3-run homer source: wordnet30
8. succeed in obtaining a position He nailed down a spot at Harvard source: wordnet30
9. succeed at easily She sailed through her exams|You will pass with flying colors|She nailed her astrophysics course source: wordnet30
10. locate exactly can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?|The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome source: wordnet30
11. complete a pass source: wordnet30
12. To fasten with a nail or nails; to close up or secure by means of nails; as, to nail boards to the beams. source: webster1913
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