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verb(nail)locate exactly
Synonyms: pinpoint,
Examples:
The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome.
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verb(nail)succeed at easily
Synonyms: ace, breeze through, pass with flying colors, sail through, sweep through,
Examples:
She nailed her astrophysics course.
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verb(nail)succeed in obtaining a position
Synonyms: nail down, peg,
Examples:
He nailed down a spot at Harvard.
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noun(nail)a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
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noun(nail)a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
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verb(nail)attach something somewhere by means of nails
Examples:
Nail the board onto the wall.
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noun(nail)horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits