nail
noun
[ neɪl ]
• a small metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven into wood to join things together or to serve as a hook.
• "don't try and hammer nails into the ceiling joists"
Similar:
pin,
spike,
tack,
rivet,
hobnail,
panel pin,
tin tack,
brad,
sprig,
clout nail,
sparable,
• a horny covering on the upper surface of the tip of the finger and toe in humans and other primates.
• "she began to bite her nails"
• a medieval measure of length for cloth, equal to 2 1/4 inches.
• a medieval measure of wool, beef, or other commodity, roughly equal to 7 or 8 pounds.
nail
verb
• fasten with a nail or nails.
• "the strips are simply nailed to the roof"
• detect or catch (someone, especially a suspected criminal).
• "have you nailed the killer?"
Similar:
catch,
capture,
apprehend,
arrest,
take into custody,
seize,
take in,
bring in,
collar,
nab,
cop,
run in,
pull in,
pick up,
bust,
pinch,
nick,
nobble,
• (of a player) strike (a ball) forcefully and successfully.
• "she was stretched to the limit and failed to nail the smash"
• perform (an action or task) perfectly.
• "she absolutely nailed the high notes"
• (of a man) have sex with (someone).
Origin:
Old English nægel (noun), næglan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch nagel and German Nagel, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin unguis and Greek onux .
on the nail
• (of payment) without delay.
• "not paying on the nail could be extremely expensive"
Similar:
immediately,
at once,
without delay,
straight away,
right away,
promptly,
on the spot,
directly,
now,
this minute,
on the barrelhead,
