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Definitions

1. 1noun

   the horny scale of plate of epidermis at the end of the fingers and toes of man and many apes.

2. 2noun

   The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.

3. 3noun

   The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds.

4. 4noun

   A slender, pointed piece of metal, usually with a head, used for fastening pieces of wood or other material together, by being driven into or through them.

5. 5adjective

   A measure of length, being two inches and a quarter, or the sixteenth of a yard.

6. 6noun

   To fasten with a nail or nails; to close up or secure by means of nails; as, to nail boards to the beams.

7. 7noun

   To stud or boss with nails, or as with nails.

8. 8noun

   To fasten, as with a nail; to bind or hold, as to a bargain or to acquiescence in an argument or assertion; hence, to catch; to trap.

9. 9noun

   To spike, as a cannon.

10. 10noun

    a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener

11. 11noun

    horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits

12. 12noun

    a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard

13. 13verb

    complete a pass

    Synonyms

    complete
14. 14verb

    take into custody

    "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

    Synonyms

    apprehendarrestcollarcopnab
15. 15verb

    attach something somewhere by means of nails

    "nail the board onto the wall"

16. 16verb

    hit hard

    "He smashed a 3-run homer"

    Synonyms

    blastboomsmash
17. 17verb

    locate exactly

    "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"

    "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"

    Synonyms

    pinpoint
18. 18verb

    succeed at easily

    "She sailed through her exams"

    "You will pass with flying colors"

    Synonyms

    ace
19. 19verb

    succeed in obtaining a position

    "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"

    Synonyms

    peg