a nail

Definition of a nail in English English dictionary
nail: To fix (an object) to another object using a nail
He nailed the placard to the post.
nail: To catch
we'll nail the sophist to it, if we can get him on that charge;.
nail: To hit (a target) effectively with some weapon
nail: To accomplish (a task) completely and successfully
I really nailed that test.
nail: To expose as a sham
nail: A spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials. The nail is generally driven through two or more layers of material by means of impacts from a hammer or other device. It is then held in place by friction
nail: One of the four round pedestals (the nails) in Bristol, on which merchants once carried out their business
nail: To drive a nail
He used the ax head for nailing.
nail: Of a male, to engage in sexual intercourse with
There’s a benefit gala at the Boston Pops tonight, and... well, I’m trying to nail the flautist. - Brian Griffin in the TV series Family Guy.
nail: {v} to fasten, secure or stud with nails
nail: {n} a kind of horn on the fingers and toes, iron pin, stud, boss, the 16th part of a yard
nail: Norwegian-American Immigrant Letters
nail: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
nail: attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the board onto the wall"
nail: If you say that someone has hit the nail on the head, you think they are exactly right about something. `I think it would civilize people a bit more if they had decent conditions.' --- `I think you've hit the nail on the head.'
nail: 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 a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the board onto the wall
nail: hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"
nail: a nail in the coffin: see coffin to fight tooth and nail: see tooth. In construction and carpentry, a slender metal shaft, pointed at one end and flattened at the other end, used as a fastener. Most often used to join pieces of wood, nails are also used with plastic, drywall, masonry, and concrete. They are usually made of steel but can also be made of stainless steel, iron, copper, aluminum, or bronze. The pointed end is called the point, the shaft is called the shank, and the flattened part is called the head. Structure made of keratin that grows on the back of the end of each finger and toe. Nails consist of a root, under the skin; a translucent plate, attached to a nail bed beneath; and a free edge. Nail plate (and probably bed) cells are produced at the root and pushed forward as new cells form behind them. They die and turn white as they reach the free edge and lose contact with the richly vascularized nail bed, which supplies them with nutrients. Fingernails grow continuously at about 0.5 mm per week; toenails grow more slowly. They protect the tips of fingers and toes and help the fingers pry, pick up small objects, and scratch
nail: engage in sexual intercourse
nail: the horny scale of plate of epidermis at the end of the fingers and toes of man and many apes
nail: To fasten with a nail or nails; to close up or secure by means of nails; as, to nail boards to the beams
nail: a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
nail: hit a target effectively with some weapon
nail: catch
nail: If you say that someone is as hard as nails, you mean that they are extremely tough and aggressive, either physically or in their attitude towards other people or other situations. He's a shrewd businessman and hard as nails
nail: succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"
nail: The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera
nail: succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
nail: A nail is a thin piece of metal with one pointed end and one flat end. You hit the flat end with a hammer in order to push the nail into something such as a wall. A mirror hung on a nail above the washstand
nail: a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
nail: An archaic English unit of length equivalent to 1/16th of a yard (2.25 inches)
nail: {i} pin of steel, specially shaped little metal peg used in construction and carpentry; hard growth on the top surface of the ends of fingers and toes; ancient unit of measurement for cloth equal to 2 1/4 inches
nail: 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
nail: horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
nail: complete a pass
nail: fastener made from endless wire by cutting a point and forming a head at the shank end opposite the point National Wooden Pallet and Container Association - a national association with the goal of promoting the de- sign, manufacturer, distribution, recycling and sale of pallets, containers and reels Non-reversible pallet - a pallet with bottom deckboard configuration different from top deck Notch - cutout in lower portion of the stringer to allow entry for the fork tine, usually 9" in length, 1-1/2" in depth Notched stringer - a stringer with two notches spaced for fork-tine entry, (partial four-way entry)
nail: To nail someone means to catch them and prove that they have been breaking the (Hukuk) The prosecution still managed to nail him for robberies at the homes of leading industrialists
nail: accomplish something completely and successfully
nail: One of the four round pedestals (the nails) in Bristol
nail: To spike, as a cannon
nail: {f} hammer a nail; attach with a nail; shut up (a box, container, etc.) with nails; arrest, trap; catch in lie; focus in on, set firmly on; find; punch, hit (Slang); (Slang) have sex with (vulgar)
nail: The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds
nail: To employ a nail as a fastener to join objects together
nail: locate exactly; "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"
nail: expose as a sham
nail: Fastener made from endless wire by cutting a point and forming a head at the shank end opposite the point
nail: Ingrown Nail Fungus Nail Nail Injury Nail Problems HEEL Heel Spur Plantar Fasciitis Stone Bruise Haglund's Sever's Disease
nail: A measure of length, being two inches and a quarter, or the sixteenth of a yard
nail: If you nail something somewhere, you fix it there using one or more nails. Frank put the first plank down and nailed it in place They nail shut the front door
nail: A good body check
nail: 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
nail: Your nails are the thin hard parts that grow at the ends of your fingers and toes. Keep your nails short and your hands clean
nail: Hypodermic needle
nail: To stud or boss with nails, or as with nails
nail: The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals
nail: A small headed and pointed piece of metal driven though a piece of wood to fasten it to another Longer and heavier examples are usually referred to as spikes, or double nails Nails may be distinguished by material and mode of preparation, ie nails may be wrought or forged, cut, or cast They may be further defined by the shape of the head (point), such as rose, diamond, and sharp, or chisel
nail: Same as stick