nail
noun
horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
verb
attach something somewhere by means of nails
“nail the board onto the wall”
take into custody
“the police nabbed the suspected criminals”
hit hard
“He smashed a 3-run homer”
succeed in obtaining a position
“He nailed down a spot at Harvard”
succeed at easily
“She sailed through her exams”
“You will pass with flying colors”
locate exactly
“can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?”
“The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome”
Synonymspinpointcomplete a pass
Synonymscomplete
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University