· horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits

Hypernym(s): horny_structure, unguis

· a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener

Hypernym(s): fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing

· a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard

Hypernym(s): linear_unit, linear_measure

· attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the board onto the wall"

Hypernym(s): attach

· take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

Synonym(s): collar, apprehend, arrest, pick_up, nab, cop

Hypernym(s): seize, prehend, clutch

· hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"

Synonym(s): smash, boom, blast

Hypernym(s): hit

· succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"

Synonym(s): nail_down, peg

Hypernym(s): succeed, win, come_through, bring_home_the_bacon, deliver_the_goods

· succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"

Synonym(s): breeze_through, ace, pass_with_flying_colors, sweep_through, sail_through

Hypernym(s): pass, make_it

· locate exactly; "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"

Synonym(s): pinpoint

Hypernym(s): locate, turn_up

· complete a pass

Synonym(s): complete

Hypernym(s): play