Nails Meaning

There are 10 meaning(s) for word Nails

Meaning 1 : hit hard

    Synonyms : blast,  boom,  smash
Meaning 2 : take into custody

    Synonyms : apprehend,  arrest,  collar,  cop,  nab,  pick up
Meaning 3 : complete a pass

    Synonyms : complete
Meaning 4 : locate exactly

    Example : The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome

    Synonyms : pinpoint
Meaning 5 : succeed at easily

    Example : She nailed her astrophysics course

    Synonyms : ace,  breeze through,  pass with flying colors,  sail through,  sweep through
Meaning 6 : succeed in obtaining a position

    Example : He nailed down a spot at Harvard

    Synonyms : nail down,  peg
Meaning 7 : a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard

Meaning 8 : a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener

Meaning 9 : attach something somewhere by means of nails

    Example : nail the board onto the wall

Meaning 10 : horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits

How to Pronounce Nails

  • neɪl