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nail Definition
(n)
horny
plate
covering
and
protecting
part
of
the
dorsal
surface
of
the
digits
(n)
a
thin
pointed
piece
of
metal
that
is
hammered
into
materials
as
a
fastener
(n)
a
former
unit
of
length
for
cloth
equal
to
1
/
16
of
a
yard
(v)
attach
something
somewhere
by
means
of
nails
; "
nail
the
board
onto
the
wall
"
(v)
take
into
custody
; "
the
police
nabbed
the
suspected
criminals
"
(v)
hit
hard
; "
He
smashed
a
3
-
run
homer
"
(v)
succeed
in
obtaining
a
position
; "
He
nailed
down
a
spot
at
Harvard
"
(v)
succeed
at
easily
; "
She
sailed
through
her
exams
"; "
You
will
pass
with
flying
colors
"; "
She
nailed
her
astrophysics
course
"
(v)
locate
exactly
; "
can
you
pinpoint
the
position
of
the
enemy
?"; "
The
chemists
could
not
nail
the
identity
of
the
chromosome
"
(v)
complete
a
pass
nail Synonyms
ace
apprehend
arrest
blast
boom
breeze through
collar
complete
cop
nab
nail
nail down
pass with flying colors
peg
pick up
pinpoint
sail through
smash
sweep through
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