Definition of Nail

Noun

  • a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
  • a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
  • horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits

Verb

  • complete a pass
  • locate exactly
    "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"
    "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"
  • succeed at easily
    "She sailed through her exams"
    "You will pass with flying colors"
    "She nailed her astrophysics course"
    - breeze through - pass with flying colors - sweep through - sail through
  • succeed in obtaining a position
    "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
    - nail down
  • hit hard
    "He smashed a 3-run homer"
  • take into custody
    "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
    - pick up
  • attach something somewhere by means of nails
    "nail the board onto the wall"
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Unscramble nail

15 unscramble word found using the letters nail.
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