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nail
noun
the
hard
,
flat
covering
that
grows
at
the
ends
of
your
fingers
and
toes
•
Maya
painted
the
nail
on
her
thumb
bright
red
.
Maya
painted
the
nail
on
her
thumb
bright
red
.
•
The
doctor
told
Josh
to
trim
each
nail
straight
across
to
avoid
pain
.
The
doctor
told
Josh
to
trim
each
nail
straight
across
to
avoid
pain
.
Old
English
nægel
,
from
Proto-Germanic
*naglas
,
related
to
German
Nagel
and
Dutch
nagel
.
noun
a
small
,
thin
metal
spike
with
a
flat
head
,
used
to
fasten
pieces
of
wood
or
other
material
together
•
Ben
held
the
wooden
boards
together
while
Ana
hammered
a
nail
through
them
.
Ben
held
the
wooden
boards
together
while
Ana
hammered
a
nail
through
them
.
•
The
construction
site
ran
out
of
5-centimeter
nails
and
had
to
pause
work
.
The
construction
site
ran
out
of
5-centimeter
nails
and
had
to
pause
work
.
Old
English
nægel
“
metal
pin
”,
from
Proto-Germanic
*naglas
,
same
root
as
the
body-part
sense
.
verb
to
fasten
something
using
nails
•
They
nailed
the
loose
shelf
back
onto
the
wall
.
They
nailed
the
loose
shelf
back
onto
the
wall
.
•
The
stage
crew
nails
wooden
planks
together
before
every
performance
.
The
stage
crew
nails
wooden
planks
together
before
every
performance
.
verb
informal
:
to
succeed
in
doing
something
exactly
right
or
very
well
•
Grace
nailed
her
speech
and
the
audience
cheered
.
Grace
nailed
her
speech
and
the
audience
cheered
.
•
The
gymnast
nailed
the
landing
after
a
difficult
flip
.
The
gymnast
nailed
the
landing
after
a
difficult
flip
.
verb
informal
:
to
catch
or
prove
someone
guilty
,
especially
of
a
crime
or
wrongdoing
•
Police
finally
nailed
the
burglar
after
weeks
of
investigation
.
Police
finally
nailed
the
burglar
after
weeks
of
investigation
.
•
The
reporter
nailed
the
politician
with
evidence
of
false
claims
.
The
reporter
nailed
the
politician
with
evidence
of
false
claims
.
