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English noun: nail | |||
| 1. | nail (body) horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | horny structure, unguis | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fingernail, toenail | ||
| Part holonym | half-moon, lunula, lunule, matrix | ||
| Part meronym | dactyl, digit, integumentary system | ||
| 2. | nail (artifact) a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brad, clout, clout nail, doornail, eightpenny nail, fourpenny nail, hobnail, sixpenny nail, spike, staple, stub nail, tack, tenpenny nail | ||
| Part holonym | clinch, head, nailhead, shank, stem | ||
| 3. | nail (quantity) a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | linear measure, linear unit | ||
English verb: nail | |||
| 1. | nail (contact) attach something somewhere by means of nails | ||
| Samples | Nail the board onto the wall. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attach | ||
| 2. | nail (contact) take into custody | ||
| Samples | The police nabbed the suspected criminals. | ||
| Synonyms | apprehend, arrest, collar, cop, nab, pick up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | clutch, prehend, seize | ||
| 3. | nail (contact) hit hard | ||
| Samples | He smashed a 3-run homer. | ||
| Synonyms | blast, boom, smash | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
| 4. | nail (social) succeed in obtaining a position | ||
| Samples | He nailed down a spot at Harvard. | ||
| Synonyms | nail down, peg | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win | ||
| 5. | nail (social) succeed at easily | ||
| Samples | She sailed through her exams. You will pass with flying colors. She nailed her astrophysics course. | ||
| Synonyms | ace, breeze through, pass with flying colors, sail through, sweep through | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | make it, pass | ||
| 6. | nail (possession) locate exactly | ||
| Samples | Can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?. The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome. | ||
| Synonyms | pinpoint | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | locate, turn up | ||
| 7. | nail (competition) complete a pass | ||
| Synonyms | complete | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | play | ||
| Domain category | football, football game | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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