Synonym: apprehend, capture, catch, fasten, fix, hold, hook, secure, seize, snare, trap. Similar words: questionnaire, mail, jail, sail, rail, trail, retail, fail to. Meaning: [neɪl] n. 1. horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits 2. a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener 3. a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard. v. 1. attach something somewhere by means of nails 2. take into custody 3. hit hard 4. succeed in obtaining a position 5. succeed at easily 6. locate exactly 7. complete a pass.
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241. Your mouth was hung that far open - we could have took your tonsils out with nail scissors.
242. They may try to nail it on the perch again but nobody will believe it is still alive.
243. Was not the film's very name, Last Resort, another nail in Margate's coffin?
244. The lads from the nail factory were still wearing their helmets.
245. Opponents in Parliament, which has to vote on the measure, vowed to fight it tooth and nail.
246. That nail polish was a positive match, and she's got some explaining to do.
247. Another nail was driven into the coffin of free expression at this demo.
248. The nail is an indirect object because it is related to the verb through the preposition - on.
249. Did I happen to have any nail polish with me?
250. Finally I took the mosquito netting from a nail out the barn.
251. That means attempts to nab the downright nasty might just nail a few well-heeled, flannel-shirted shoppers in the process.
251. Sentencedict.com is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find nice sentences for a large number of words.
252. Male speaker There's no more finger nail inspections and things like that.
253. When the paint has dried, varnish it over with clear nail varnish to keep the colours bright and shiny.
254. For me this was the final nail in the coffin of a terminally dull product.
255. She began to pick a broken nail on her left foot.
256. Then the skinny fey usher in white gloves neatly snips your proffered ticket in two: with a pair of nail scissors.
257. When I had finished I took off my coat and hung it on a nail.
258. To remove melted plastic from an appliance, unplug appliance and dab off spot with nail polish remover.
259. She was careful not to upset the bottle of nail polish on the bed.
260. She found a pair of nail scissors and cut the stitches.
261. It also is one more nail in the coffin of formal decor.
262. Mia has hired a top firm of lawyers and will fight the move tooth and nail.
263. Remove stubborn marks by scrubbing lightly with a nail brush, using warm water and soap suds.
264. The first one mounted the runway and briskly walked its length, barefoot on the nail points.
265. Constant wetting makes nails soft and opaque, and chemical detergents and varnish removers decrease levels of moisture in the nail.
266. These poems will make me famous. Hit the nail on the head.
267. If Jack had been trying to find a way to impress Polly he had hit the nail on the head.
268. A sound comes out of his mouth like a nail being out of a plank of green pine.
269. Exceptionally, if a Bill is extremely controversial, the opposition may fight it tooth and nail even at this stage.
270. Well manicured hands with a carefully toned nail varnish are much more attractive.