nail

nouns

horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
nail
is a part of
the skin and its appendages
integumentary system
is a part of
a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates
dactyl, digit
is a type of (narrower)
any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin
horny structure, unguis
a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
nail
is a type of (narrower)
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast
a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
nail
is a type of (narrower)
a unit of measurement of length
linear measure, linear unit

verbs

attach something somewhere by means of nails
"nail the board onto the wall"
nail
is derived from
nailer
see also
nail down
is a type of (narrower)
cause to be attached
attach
take into custody
"the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
apprehend, arrest, collar, cop, nab, nail, pick up
hit hard
"He smashed a 3-run homer"
blast, boom, nail, smash
succeed in obtaining a position
"He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
nail, nail down, peg
succeed at easily
"She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"
ace, breeze through, nail, pass with flying colors, sail through, sweep through
locate exactly
"can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"
nail, pinpoint
complete a pass
complete, nail