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Definisjon av nail

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WordNet WordNet by Princeton University

Noun
nail - a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
holdfast, fastener, fastening, fixing restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
brad a small nail
clinch (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
clout nail, clout a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood
doornail a nail with a large head; formerly used to decorate doors
eightpenny nail a nail 2.5 inches long
fourpenny nail a nail 1.5 inches long
head a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"
hobnail a short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots
nailhead flattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the point
stem, shank the tube of a tobacco pipe
sixpenny nail a nail 2 inches long
spike sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes; "spikes provide greater traction"
staple paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together
stub nail a short thick nail
tack sailing a zigzag course
nail - horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
horny structure, unguis any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin
integumentary system the skin and its appendages
dactyl, digit a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables
lunule, half-moon, lunula the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail
matrix mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface
fingernail the nail at the end of a finger
nail - a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard

Verb
nail - attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the board onto the wall"
attach be attached; be in contact with
narrow down, peg down, nail down, pin down, narrow, specify succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
nail - take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
collar, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop
prehend, clutch, seize affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"
nail - hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"
smash, boom, blast
hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
nail - complete a pass
complete
play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
football game, football any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
nail - locate exactly; "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"
pinpoint
locate, turn up discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"
nail - succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"
breeze through, ace, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail through
make it, pass travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks"
nail - succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
nail down, peg
deliver the goods, bring home the bacon, succeed, come through, win be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
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Substantiv
nail - The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
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 - An archaic English unit of length equivalent to 1/20th of an ell or 1/16th of a yard 2. 25 inches or 5,715 cm.

Verb
nail - To fix an object to another object using a nail.
nail - To drive a nail.
nail - To catch.
nail - To expose as a sham.
nail - To accomplish a task completely and successfully.
nail - To hit a target effectively with some weapon.
nail - Of a male, to engage in sexual intercourse with.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • nail
    The hard, flat, translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation.
  • nail
    A spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials.
  • nail
    (For a man) To have sexual intercourse with a woman.
  • nail
    Hard keratin part growing at the end of a finger, toe or leg.
  • nail
    To hit extremely hard.
  • nail
    To attach something somewhere using nails.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) nail
  • Presens: nail / nails
  • Preteritum: nailed
  • Perfektum: (have) nailed

Substantiv

  • Entall: nail
  • Flertall: nails

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