Nail
nnoun.bodyhorny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digitsPart Holonyms:dactyl digit integumentary system
Hypernyms:horny structure unguis
Inherited Hypernyms:nailhorny structurestructurebody partpartthingphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:fingernailtoenail
Part Meronyms:half-moon lunula lunule matrix root
Full Hyponyms:fingernailingrown toenailthumbnailtoenail
nnoun.artifacta thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastenerDerivationally Related Form:nail
Hypernyms:fastener fastening fixing holdfast
Inherited Hypernyms:nailfastenerrestraintdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:bradcloutclout naildoornaileightpenny nailfourpenny nailhobnailsixpenny nailspikestaplestub nailtacktenpenny nail
Part Meronyms:clinch head nailhead shank stem
Full Hyponyms:bradcarpet tackclout naildoornaileightpenny nailfourpenny nailhobnailsixpenny nailspikestaplestub nailtacktenpenny nailthumbtacktintack
nnoun.quantitya former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yardHypernyms:linear measure linear unit
Inherited Hypernyms:naillinear unitunit of measurementdefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
vverb.contactattach something somewhere by means of nailsExamples:- nail the board onto the wall
Derivationally Related Form:nailnailer
Hypernyms:attach
Inherited Hypernyms:nailattachconnect
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.contacttake into custodySynset:apprehend arrest collar cop nab pick up
Examples:- the police nabbed the suspected criminals
Derivationally Related Form:apprehensionarrestapprehendercollarpickupcop
Hypernyms:clutch prehend seize
Inherited Hypernyms:collarseizetake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.contacthit hardSynset:blast boom smash
Derivationally Related Form:blastsmashsmasher
Hypernyms:hit
Inherited Hypernyms:smashhittouch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.socialsucceed in obtaining a positionSynset:nail down peg
Examples:- He nailed down a spot at Harvard
Hypernyms:bring home the bacon come through deliver the goods succeed win
Inherited Hypernyms:nail downsucceed
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.socialsucceed at easilySynset:ace breeze through pass with flying colors sail through sweep through
Examples:- She sailed through her exams
- You will pass with flying colors
- She nailed her astrophysics course
Derivationally Related Form:ace
Hypernyms:make it pass
Inherited Hypernyms:breeze throughpasssucceed
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.possessionlocate exactlySynset:pinpoint
Examples:- can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?
- The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome
Derivationally Related Form:pinpoint
Hypernyms:locate turn up
Inherited Hypernyms:pinpointlocatefindget
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody PP | Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.competitioncomplete a passTopic:footballfootball game
Synset:complete
Derivationally Related Form:completion
Hypernyms:play
Inherited Hypernyms:completeplaycompete
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something