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NAIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("nail" is a kind of...):
fastener; fastening; fixing; holdfast (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)
Meronyms (parts of "nail"):
shank; stem (cylinder forming a long narrow part of something)
nailhead (flattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the point)
head (a projection out from one end)
clinch (the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nail"):
brad (a small nail)
clout; clout nail (a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood)
doornail (a nail with a large head; formerly used to decorate doors)
eightpenny nail (a nail 2.5 inches long)
fourpenny nail (a nail 1.5 inches long)
hobnail (a short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots)
sixpenny nail (a nail 2 inches long)
spike (a large stout nail)
staple (a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables)
stub nail (a short thick nail)
tack (a short nail with a sharp point and a large head)
tenpenny nail (a nail 3 inches long)
Derivation:
nail (attach something somewhere by means of nails)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("nail" is a kind of...):
horny structure; unguis (any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin)
Meronyms (parts of "nail"):
matrix (the formative tissue at the base of a nail)
half-moon; lunula; lunule (the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail)
root (the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nail"):
fingernail (the nail at the end of a finger)
toenail (the nail at the end of a toe)
Holonyms ("nail" is a part of...):
integumentary system (the skin and its appendages)
dactyl; digit (a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("nail" is a kind of...):
linear measure; linear unit (a unit of measurement of length)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they nail ... he / she / it nails
Past simple: nailed
Past participle: nailed
-ing form: nailing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Complete a pass
Synonyms:
complete; nail
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "nail" is one way to...):
play (participate in games or sport)
Domain category:
football; football game (any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Take into custody
Example:
the police nabbed the suspected criminals
Synonyms:
apprehend; arrest; collar; cop; nab; nail; pick up
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "nail" is one way to...):
clutch; prehend; seize (take hold of; grab)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 3
Meaning:
Attach something somewhere by means of nails
Example:
nail the board onto the wall
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "nail" is one way to...):
attach (cause to be attached)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Also:
nail down (define clearly)
Derivation:
nail (a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener)
nailer (a worker who attaches something by nailing it)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Hit hard
Example:
He smashed a 3-run homer
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "nail" is one way to...):
hit (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 5
Meaning:
Locate exactly
Example:
The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome
Synonyms:
nail; pinpoint
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "nail" is one way to...):
locate; turn up (discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 6
Meaning:
Succeed at easily
Example:
She nailed her astrophysics course
Synonyms:
ace; breeze through; nail; pass with flying colors; sail through; sweep through
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "nail" is one way to...):
make it; pass (go successfully through a test or a selection process)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 7
Meaning:
Succeed in obtaining a position
Example:
He nailed down a spot at Harvard
Synonyms:
nail; nail down; peg
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "nail" is one way to...):
bring home the bacon; come through; deliver the goods; succeed; win (attain success or reach a desired goal)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Context examples:
Swelling and redness of the nail folds.
(Paronychial Inflammation, NCI Thesaurus)
Examples include thickening, thinning, deformity, and separation from the nail bed.
(Nail Changes, NCI Thesaurus)
A disorder characterized by an infectious process involving the soft tissues around the nail.
(Paronychia, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
Loss of all or a portion of a nail.
(Nail Loss, NCI Thesaurus)
A disorder characterized by an infectious process involving the nail.
(Nail Infection, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
The health of your nails can be a clue to your overall health.
(Nail Diseases, NIH)
For skin and nail infections, you can apply medicine directly to the infected area.
(Fungal Infections, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
The side of the nail extending over the finger or toe which can be trimmed.
(Free Edge of the Nail, NCI Thesaurus)
A disorder characterized by a change in the color of the nail plate.
(Nail Discoloration, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
Excessive lateral nail growth into the nail fold.
(Ingrown Toenail, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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