NAILS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

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

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

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

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

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

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Verb

complete a pass

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Verb

take into custody

Example: the police nabbed the suspected criminals

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Verb

attach something somewhere by means of nails

Example: nail the board onto the wall

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Verb

hit hard

Example: He smashed a 3-run homer

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Verb

locate exactly

Example: can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?; The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome

Meaning 9

Part of speech: Verb

succeed at easily

Example: She sailed through her exams; You will pass with flying colors; She nailed her astrophysics course

Meaning 10

Part of speech: Verb

succeed in obtaining a position

Example: He nailed down a spot at Harvard