horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits

a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener

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'

take into custody; the police nabbed the suspected criminals

[ Syn: collar , apprehend , arrest , pick up , nab , cop ]

hit hard; He smashed a 3-run homer

[ Syn: smash , boom , blast ]

succeed in obtaining a position; He nailed down a spot at Harvard

[ Syn: nail down , peg ]

succeed at easily; She sailed through her exams; You will pass with flying colors; She nailed her astrophysics course

[ Syn: breeze through , ace , pass with flying colors , sweep through , sail through ]

locate exactly; can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?; The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome

[ Syn: pinpoint ]

complete a pass

[ Syn: complete ]