nail
verb, noun
How to pronounce nail?
The word nail sounds like nail
/neɪl/
What is the definition of nail?
verbhit hard
verbtake into custody
verbcomplete a pass
verblocate exactly
Examples
- The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome
verbsucceed at easily
Examples
- She nailed her astrophysics course
verbsucceed in obtaining a position
Examples
- He nailed down a spot at Harvard
nouna former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
nouna thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
verbattach something somewhere by means of nails
Examples
- nail the board onto the wall
nounhorny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits