nail (n l)n. 1. A slim, pointed piece of metal hammered into material as a fastener. 2. a. A fingernail or toenail. b. A claw or talon. 3. Something resembling a nail in shape, sharpness, or use. 4. A measure of length formerly used for cloth, equal to 1/16 yard (5.7 centimeters). tr.v. nailed, nail·ing, nails Phrasal Verb: 1. To fasten, join, or attach with or as if with a nail. 2. To cover, enclose, or shut by fastening with nails: nail up a window. 3. To keep fixed, motionless, or intent: Fear nailed me to my seat. 4. Slang a. To stop and seize; catch: Police nailed the suspect. b. To detect and expose: nailed the senator in a lie; nail corruption before it gets out of control. 5. Slang a. To strike or bring down: nail a bird in flight; nail a running back. b. To perform successfully or have noteworthy success in: nailed the dive; nailed the exam. 6. Baseball To put out (a base runner). nail down 1. To discover or establish conclusively: nailed down the story by checking all the facts. 2. To win: nailed down another victory in the golf tournament. 3. To specify or fix: We were finally able to nail down a meeting time. [Middle English, from Old English nægl, fingernail, toenail; see nogh- in Indo-European roots.] nail  er n. |   left to right: common, finishing, ring, and roofing nails |
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- hyponychial dirt - After an archaeology dig, you will have hyponychial dirt (under the nails).
- gadzooks - An abridgment of God's hooks, "nails of the cross."
- quick - Any tender or sensitive flesh, as under the nails, around a sore or wound, or under a hoof.
- exungulate - To trim one's nails.
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