nail
Từ điển Collocation
nail noun
1 on the fingers/toes
ADJ. long | short | sharp | healthy, strong | brittle | broken | manicured, well-kept | painted, polished (See also fingernail and toenail.)
VERB + NAIL bite, chew | do, manicure Do your nails after your bath as they will be softer. | scrub | clip, cut, trim | file | paint, polish, varnish | dig He screamed as she dug her nails into his shoulders.
NAIL + VERB break, split | bite/dig into sth
NAIL + NOUN brush | clippers, scissors | file | polish, varnish
PREP. under your ~ There was dirt under his nails.
2 piece of metal
ADJ. long | small | six-inch, etc. | loose | protruding | bent | rusty | brass, iron, etc. | masonry, upholstery, wood
VERB + NAIL drive (in), hammer (in), knock (in) | pull out, remove
NAIL + NOUN head | hole | bomb
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- 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
v.
- attach something somewhere by means of nails
nail the board onto the wall
- take into custody; collar, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop
the police nabbed the suspected criminals
- hit hard; smash, boom, blast
He smashed a 3-run homer
- succeed in obtaining a position; nail down, peg
He nailed down a spot at Harvard
- succeed at easily; breeze through, ace, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail through
She sailed through her exams
You will pass with flying colors
She nailed her astrophysics course
- locate exactly; pinpoint
can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?
The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome
- complete a pass; complete
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
nails|nailed|nailing
syn.: apprehend capture catch fasten fix hold hook secure seize snare trap
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