NAIL as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
   Hypernyms(s) nail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fastener (what does fastener mean?)
   • fastening (what does fastening mean?)
   • holdfast (what does holdfast mean?)
   • fixing (what does fixing mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • brad (what does brad mean?)
   • clout nail (what does clout nail mean?)
   • clout (what does clout mean?)
   • doornail (what does doornail mean?)
   • eightpenny nail (what does eightpenny nail mean?)
   • fourpenny nail (what does fourpenny nail mean?)
   • hobnail (what does hobnail mean?)
   • sixpenny nail (what does sixpenny nail mean?)
   • spike (what does spike mean?)
   • staple (what does staple mean?)
   • stub nail (what does stub nail mean?)
   • tack (what does tack mean?)
   • tenpenny nail (what does tenpenny nail mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • nail (what does nail mean?)
2. Meaning
   • horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
   Hypernyms(s) nail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • horny structure (what does horny structure mean?)
   • unguis (what does unguis mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • fingernail (what does fingernail mean?)
   • toenail (what does toenail mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
   Hypernyms(s) nail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • linear unit (what does linear unit mean?)

NAIL as VERB

1. Meaning
   • complete a pass
   Synonym(s)
   • complete (what does complete mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) nail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • play (what does play mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • completion (what does completion mean?)
   • pass completion (what does pass completion mean?)
2. Meaning
   • take into custody
   Synonym(s)
   • apprehend (what does apprehend mean?)
   • arrest (what does arrest mean?)
   • collar (what does collar mean?)
   • cop (what does cop mean?)
   • nab (what does nab mean?)
   • pick up (what does pick up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the police nabbed the suspected criminals
   Hypernyms(s) nail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • seize (what does seize mean?)
   • prehend (what does prehend mean?)
   • clutch (what does clutch mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • bull (what does bull mean?)
   • cop (what does cop mean?)
   • copper (what does copper mean?)
   • fuzz (what does fuzz mean?)
   • pig (what does pig mean?)
   • pickup (what does pickup mean?)
   • apprehension (what does apprehension mean?)
   • arrest (what does arrest mean?)
   • catch (what does catch mean?)
   • collar (what does collar mean?)
   • pinch (what does pinch mean?)
   • taking into custody (what does taking into custody mean?)
   • apprehension (what does apprehension mean?)
   • arrest (what does arrest mean?)
   • catch (what does catch mean?)
   • collar (what does collar mean?)
   • pinch (what does pinch mean?)
   • taking into custody (what does taking into custody mean?)
   • apprehender (what does apprehender mean?)
   • apprehension (what does apprehension mean?)
   • arrest (what does arrest mean?)
   • catch (what does catch mean?)
   • collar (what does collar mean?)
   • pinch (what does pinch mean?)
   • taking into custody (what does taking into custody mean?)
3. Meaning
   • attach something somewhere by means of nails
   Usage Example(s)
   • nail the board onto the wall
   Hypernyms(s) nail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • attach (what does attach mean?)
   See Also
   • pin down (what does pin down mean?)
   • peg down (what does peg down mean?)
   • nail down (what does nail down mean?)
   • narrow down (what does narrow down mean?)
   • narrow (what does narrow mean?)
   • specify (what does specify mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • nail (what does nail mean?)
   • nailer (what does nailer mean?)
4. Meaning
   • hit hard
   Synonym(s)
   • blast (what does blast mean?)
   • boom (what does boom mean?)
   • smash (what does smash mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He smashed a 3-run homer
   Hypernyms(s) nail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hit (what does hit mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • blast (what does blast mean?)
   • knock (what does knock mean?)
   • bash (what does bash mean?)
   • bang (what does bang mean?)
   • smash (what does smash mean?)
   • belt (what does belt mean?)
   • smasher (what does smasher mean?)
5. Meaning
   • locate exactly
   Synonym(s)
   • pinpoint (what does pinpoint mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?
   • The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome
   Hypernyms(s) nail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • locate (what does locate mean?)
   • turn up (what does turn up mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • speck (what does speck mean?)
   • pinpoint (what does pinpoint mean?)
6. Meaning
   • succeed at easily
   Synonym(s)
   • ace (what does ace mean?)
   • breeze through (what does breeze through mean?)
   • pass with flying colors (what does pass with flying colors mean?)
   • sail through (what does sail through mean?)
   • sweep through (what does sweep through mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She sailed through her exams
   • You will pass with flying colors
   • She nailed her astrophysics course
   Hypernyms(s) nail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pass (what does pass mean?)
   • make it (what does make it mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • ace (what does ace mean?)
   • adept (what does adept mean?)
   • champion (what does champion mean?)
   • sensation (what does sensation mean?)
   • maven (what does maven mean?)
   • mavin (what does mavin mean?)
   • virtuoso (what does virtuoso mean?)
   • genius (what does genius mean?)
   • hotshot (what does hotshot mean?)
   • star (what does star mean?)
   • superstar (what does superstar mean?)
   • whiz (what does whiz mean?)
   • whizz (what does whizz mean?)
   • wizard (what does wizard mean?)
   • wiz (what does wiz mean?)
7. Meaning
   • succeed in obtaining a position
   Synonym(s)
   • nail down (what does nail down mean?)
   • peg (what does peg mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He nailed down a spot at Harvard
   Hypernyms(s) nail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • succeed (what does succeed mean?)
   • win (what does win mean?)
   • come through (what does come through mean?)
   • bring home the bacon (what does bring home the bacon mean?)
   • deliver the goods (what does deliver the goods mean?)