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Noun
  1. Horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits (synset 105589324)
    is a type of: horny structure, unguis - any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin
    subtypes:
    has:
    • root - the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair
    • half-moon, lunula, lunule - the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail
    • matrix - the formative tissue at the base of a nail
    is a part of:
  2. A thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener (synset 103810284)
    is a type of: fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
    subtypes:
    • brad - a small nail
    • clout, clout nail - a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood
    • doornail - a nail with a large head; formerly used to decorate doors
    • eightpenny nail - a nail 2.5 inches long
    • fourpenny nail - a nail 1.5 inches long
    • hobnail - a short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots
    • sixpenny nail - a nail 2 inches long
    • spike - a large stout nail
    • staple - a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
    • stub nail - a short thick nail
    • tack - a short nail with a sharp point and a large head
    • tenpenny nail - a nail 3 inches long
    has:
    • clinch - the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
    • head - a projection out from one end
    • nailhead - flattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the point
    • shank, stem - cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
  3. A former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard (synset 113673953)
    is a type of: linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length
Verb
  1. Attach something somewhere by means of nails (synset 201360534)
    "nail the board onto the wall"
    is a type of: attach - cause to be attached
  2. Take into custody (synset 201217701)
    "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
    is a type of: clutch, prehend, seize - take hold of; grab
    same as: apprehend, arrest, collar, cop, nab, pick up
  3. Hit hard (synset 201404426)
    "He smashed a 3-run homer"
    is a type of: hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
    same as: blast, boom, smash
  4. Succeed in obtaining a position (synset 202530563)
    "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
    is a type of: bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win - attain success or reach a desired goal
    same as: nail down, peg
  5. Succeed at easily (synset 202528247)
    "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"
    is a type of: make it, pass - go successfully through a test or a selection process
    same as: ace, breeze through, pass with flying colors, sail through, sweep through
  6. Locate exactly (synset 202292225)
    "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"
    is a type of: locate, turn up - discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
    same as: pinpoint
  7. Complete a pass (synset 201119902)
    referred to in: football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
    is a type of: play - participate in games or sport
    same as: complete

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