Word: nail

n

• a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
• a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
• horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits

v

• attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the board onto the wall"
• complete a pass
• hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"
• locate exactly; "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"
• succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"
• succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
• take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

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