nail | (noun) a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener | - |
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(noun) horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits | - |
(noun) a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard | - |
(verb) complete a pass | Synonyms: complete |
(verb) attach something somewhere by means of nails | - |
(verb) take into custody | Synonyms: apprehend, arrest, collar, cop, nab, pick up |
(verb) hit with great force | Synonyms: blast, boom, smash |
(verb) locate exactly | Synonyms: pinpoint |
(verb) succeed at easily | Synonyms: ace, breeze through, pass with flying colors, sail through, sweep through |
(verb) succeed in obtaining a position | Synonyms: nail down, peg |
nailbrush | (noun) a brush used to clean a person's fingernails | - |
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nailer | (noun) a worker who attaches something by nailing it | - |
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nailfile | (noun) a small flat file for shaping the nails | - |
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nailhead | (noun) flattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the point | - |
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(noun) something resembling the head of a nail that is used as an ornamental device | - |
nailrod | (noun) tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa | Synonyms: bullrush, bulrush, cat's-tail, reed mace, reedmace, Typha latifolia |
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