RhymeZone: nail definitions

Definitions of nail:

noun: a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
noun: horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
noun: a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
verb: attach something somewhere by means of nails
Example: "Nail the board onto the wall"
verb: locate exactly
Example: "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"
verb: succeed in obtaining a position
Example: "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
verb: complete a pass
verb: take into custody
verb: hit hard
verb: succeed at easily
Example: "She nailed her astrophysics course"
name: A surname (rare: 1 in 50000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #4772)