nails

Noun

• 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
• plural of nail
• The four round-topped pedestals outside the Corn Exchange in Bristol on which bargains used to be struck.

Verb

• attach something somewhere by means of nails
• take into custody
• hit hard
• succeed in obtaining a position
• succeed at easily
• locate exactly
• complete a pass
• third-person singular simple present indicative of nail

Adj

• Ellipsis of hard as nails.

Synonyms

ace, apprehend, arrest, blast, boom, breeze through, collar, complete, cop, nab, nail, nail down, pass with flying colors, peg, pick up, pinpoint, sail through, smash, sweep through

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