English to English
noun
- horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
source: WordNet 3.0
- a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
source: WordNet 3.0
- a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
source: WordNet 3.0
- the horny scale of plate of epidermis at the end of the fingers and toes of man and many apes.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- attach something somewhere by means of nails
Nail the board onto the wall.
source: WordNet 3.0
- take into custody
The police nabbed the suspected criminals.
source: WordNet 3.0
- hit hard
He smashed a 3-run homer.
source: WordNet 3.0
- succeed in obtaining a position
He nailed down a spot at Harvard.
source: WordNet 3.0
- succeed at easily
She sailed through her exams.
You will pass with flying colors.
She nailed her astrophysics course.
source: WordNet 3.0
- locate exactly
Can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?.
The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome.
source: WordNet 3.0
- complete a pass
source: WordNet 3.0
- To fasten with a nail or nails; to close up or secure by means of nails; as, to nail boards to the beams.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [neíl] Kukó; pakò
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [neíl] Magpakò
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
