[
UK
/nˈeɪl/
]
[ US /ˈneɪɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈneɪɫ/ ]
VERB
-
attach something somewhere by means of nails
nail the board onto the wall -
succeed at easily
She nailed her astrophysics course
You will pass with flying colors
She sailed through her exams -
locate exactly
can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?
The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome -
succeed in obtaining a position
He nailed down a spot at Harvard -
hit hard
He smashed a 3-run homer -
take into custody
the police nabbed the suspected criminals - complete a pass
NOUN
- a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
- a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
- horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
How To Use nail In A Sentence
- The baby grows fine hair, fingernails and teeth, and the eyes open and close.
- Only a bit of string looped round a nail in the doorpost held it shut.
- The fingernails on my right hand are long and the fingernails on my left hand are short.
- The nail has been removed, and barring infection it is believed the aged man will live.
- Augustine or Aquinas at least had some attempts to nail down the philosphical problem: the problem with "superbia" (vanity) and "amor sui". Armed and Dangerous
- You can browse and view images individually or in thumbnail mode.
- A reed basket of ha'penny nails to go with it lay in the jumble of objects at the far end of the table; something perhaps left behind by the carpenters who had furnished the room. Sick Cycle Carousel
- In time the glazer will learn to measure the thickness by feeling it with a fingernail. 9. Glaze application
- For a split-second I thought he might have a shot at an inside-the-park homer, though a strong throw probably would have nailed him.
- Whole lions at £5,000 a head, antelopes, porcupines, goats, cane rats and large, live snails - all from West Africa - were also candidates for the dinner table.
