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How to pronounce nail in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms blast, boom, smash
Type of hit
Type Words
Synonyms apprehend, arrest, collar, cop, nab, pick up
Type of clutch, prehend, seize
Type Words
Synonyms complete
Type of play
Type Words
Synonyms pinpoint
Type of turn up, locate


The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome.
Type Words
Synonyms ace, breeze through, pass with flying colors, sail through, sweep through
Type of make it, pass


She nailed her astrophysics course.
Type Words
Synonyms nail down, peg
Type of come through, deliver the goods, win, succeed, bring home the bacon


He nailed down a spot at Harvard.
Type Words
Type of linear measure, linear unit
Type Words
Type of holdfast, fastener, fastening, fixing
Has types doornail, eightpenny nail, clout, hobnail, stub nail, sixpenny nail, brad, staple, fourpenny nail, spike, clout nail, tenpenny nail, tack
Type Words
Type of attach
Derivation nailer


nail the board onto the wall.
Type Words
Type of horny structure, unguis
Has types fingernail, toenail

Examples of nail

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I'll bring in a skeleton of a song, and then we'll fight tooth and nail over it.
From the kentucky.com
Much ado was made over the expletive stenciled on the nail of her middle finger.
From the cnn.com
I don't think Ravi is ever going to really nail down a place for England, sadly.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Maybe if they can nail the Android app support that will change the scene a bit.
From the techcrunch.com
For this event, he wore pink nail polish and clutched a Louis Vuitton man purse.
From the online.wsj.com
Aside from a few new shops, a nail bar and a tailor's, the street is struggling.
From the independent.co.uk
Perhaps another handset maker will nail a Nuance-like speak-to-text integration?
From the techcrunch.com
Thus Mrs. Merkel now fights tooth and nail against the ECB riding to the rescue.
From the economist.com
Typically nail polishes range from $2 to $6, depending on the colors and brands.
From the omaha.com
More examples
  • Horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
  • Attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the board onto the wall"
  • A thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
  • Collar: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
  • A former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
  • Smash: hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"
  • Nail is a Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel album released by Self Immolation/Some Bizzare in 1985. It was initially released in the US by Homestead Records in 1985 and later by Thirsty Ear in 1995. ...
  • A nail is a horn-like envelope covering the dorsal aspect of the terminal phalanges of fingers and toes in humans, most primates, and a few other mammals.
  • This article lists characters who appear in the anime and manga fictional universe of Dragon Ball.