| NOUN | body | nail | horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | nail | a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener | |
| quantity | nail | a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard | |
| VERB | contact | nail | attach something somewhere by means of nails |
| contact | nail, collar, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop | take into custody | |
| contact | nail, smash, boom, blast | hit hard | |
| social | nail, nail down, peg | succeed in obtaining a position | |
| social | nail, breeze through, ace, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail through | succeed at easily | |
| possession | nail, pinpoint | locate exactly | |
| competition | nail, complete | complete a pass |
| Sounds | ney'l | |
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| Rhymes | ail ... Yale: 95 rhymes with eyl... | |
| Meaning | horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits. | |
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| Part of | digit, dactyl | A finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates |
| integumentary system | The skin and its appendages | |
| Parts | 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 | |
| root | The part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support | |
| Narrower | fingernail | The nail at the end of a finger |
| toenail | The nail at the end of a toe | |
| Broader | horny structure, unguis | Any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin |
| Spanish | uña | |
| Catalan | ungla | |
| Adjectives | ungual | of or relating to a nail or claw or hoof |
| Meaning | A thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener. | |
|---|---|---|
| Parts | 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 | |
| Narrower | brad | A small nail |
| clout nail, clout | A short nail with a flat head | |
| doornail | A nail with a large head | |
| eightpenny nail | A nail 2.5 inches long | |
| fourpenny nail | A nail 1.5 inches long | |
| hobnail | A short nail with a thick head | |
| 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 | |
| Broader | fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place |
| Spanish | clavo, uña | |
| Catalan | clau | |
| Verbs | nail | attach something somewhere by means of nails |
| Meaning | A former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | linear unit, linear measure | A unit of measurement of length |
| Meaning | attach something somewhere by means of nails. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "nail the board onto the wall" | |
| Broader | attach | Cause to be attached |
| See also | nail down | define clearly |
| Spanish | clavar, enclavar | |
| Catalan | clavar | |
| Nouns | nail | a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener |
| nailer | a worker who attaches something by nailing it | |
| Meaning | Take into custody. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | collar, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop | |
| Broader | seize, prehend, clutch | take hold of |
| Spanish | aprehender, apresar, arrestar, atrapar, capturar, clavar, coger, detener, pillar, prender | |
| Catalan | agafar, arrestar, capturar, detenir | |
| Meaning | hit hard. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | smash, boom, blast | |
| Broader | hit | Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument |
| Spanish | aplastar, chafar | |
| Catalan | aixafar, esclafar | |
| Meaning | succeed in obtaining a position. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "He nailed down a spot at Harvard" | |
| Synonyms | nail down, peg | |
| Broader | succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods | attain success or reach a desired goal / goal |
| Spanish | estabilizar | |
| Catalan | estabilitzar, fixar | |
| Meaning | succeed at easily. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "She nailed her astrophysics course" | |
| Synonyms | breeze through, ace, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail through | |
| Broader | pass, make it | go successfully through a test or a selection process |
| Spanish | pasar sin dificultad, ser campeón | |
| Meaning | Locate exactly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome" | |
| Synonym | pinpoint | |
| Broader | locate, turn up | Discover the location of |
| Spanish | concretar | |
| Catalan | concretar | |
| Meaning | complete a pass. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | complete | |
| Category | football, football game | Any of various games / 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 |
| Broader | play | participate in games / games or sport |
| Spanish | clavar, completar | |
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