English to English noun
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horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits |  | source: wordnet30
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a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener |  | source: wordnet30
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a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard |  | source: wordnet30
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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 |  | Example: nail the board onto the wall
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6 |
take into custody |  | Example: the police nabbed the suspected criminals
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7 |
hit hard |  | Example: He smashed a 3-run homer
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succeed in obtaining a position |  | Example: He nailed down a spot at Harvard
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succeed at easily |  | Example: She sailed through her exams You will pass with flying colors She nailed her astrophysics course
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10 |
locate exactly |  | Example: can you pinpoint the position of the enemy? The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome
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complete a pass |  | source: wordnet30
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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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