Synonyms for nails down
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : neyl |
| Phonetic Transcription : neɪl |
Top 10 synonyms for nails down Other synonyms for the word nails down
- actuate
- adjudicate
- adjust
- affix
- anchor
- appoint
- arbitrate
- arouse
- arrange
- ascertain
- asseverate
- assign
- attach
- attest
- aver
- avouch
- avow
- awaken
- bar
- bear in mind
- bethink
- bind
- blame
- board up
- bound
- bring to mind
- brood over
- call a spade a spade
- call the shots
- call to mind
- catch
- cement
- certify
- choose
- cinch
- clamp down
- clean up
- clear up
- clinch
- come to a conclusion
- come to a decision
- come to an agreement
- come to one
- commit to memory
- complete
- concert
- confine
- congeal
- conjure up
- connect
- consolidate
- construe
- couple
- cover up
- cram
- cross heart
- decide
- declare
- define
- delineate
- demarcate
- denominate
- denote
- describe
- designate
- detail
- determine
- dig into the past
- discharge
- dispose
- drive
- dub
- dwell upon
- educe
- effect
- elicit
- elucidate
- embed
- encircle
- enclose
- encompass
- end
- enshrine
- ensure
- entitle
- entrench
- environ
- establish
- etch
- evoke
- exemplify
- explain
- expound
- extract
- fasten
- figure
- finish
- fix
- fix in the mind
- fix upon
- flash
- flash on
- form judgment
- formalize
- freeze to
- get
- girdle
- glue
- go back
- graft
- guarantee
- guard
- halt
- hamper
- harden
- have a lock on
- have memories
- hem in
- hold dear
- ice
- illustrate
- impale
- impel
- implant
- impute
- incline
- inculcate
- induce
- infix
- ingrain
- insist
- install
- instill
- insure
- interpret
- judge
- keep forever
- know
- know by heart
- label
- lance
- lay it out
- learn
- learn by heart
- limit
- link
- locate
- lock
- lock on
- lock up
- lodge
- look back
- maintain
- make a decision
- make certain
- make safe
- make sure
- master
- mediate
- memorialize
- memorize
- mind
- moor
- move
- nail down
- nail it down
- name
- negotiate
- okay
- opt
- ordain
- order
- outline
- pay
- penetrate
- persuade
- pin
- pin down
- place
- plant
- position
- predicate
- predispose
- prelimit
- prescribe
- profess
- pronounce
- protect
- provide
- puncture
- put an end to
- put into order
- put on ice
- ratify
- recall
- recognize
- recollect
- reconcile
- reestablish
- refresh memory
- regulate
- reinstate
- reintroduce
- relive
- remind
- reminisce
- renew
- repeat
- represent
- resolve
- restrain
- restrict
- retain
- retrospect
- revive
- revoke
- rigidify
- ring a bell
- rivet
- root
- rouse
- rubber-stamp
- rule
- run through
- safeguard
- satisfy
- say so
- seal
- secure
- set
- set out
- set to rights
- settle
- skewer
- skiver
- solidify
- spear
- specify
- spell out
- spike
- spit
- square
- stabilize
- state
- stay put
- steady
- stick
- stiffen
- stir
- store
- strike a note
- summon
- summon up
- surround
- swear
- swear on bible
- swear up and down
- tag
- take a decision
- tap
- terminate
- testify
- thicken
- think back
- think of
- tie
- tighten
- trammel
- translate
- transpierce
- treasure
- ultimate
- verify
- vouch
- waken
- warrant
- wind up
- witness
- work out
- wrap up
Définition of nails down
Origin :- Old English negel "metal pin," nægl "fingernail (handnægl), toenail," from Proto-Germanic *naglaz (cf. Old Norse nagl "fingernail," nagli "metal nail;" Old Saxon and Old High German nagel, Old Frisian neil, Middle Dutch naghel, Dutch nagel, German Nagel "fingernail, small metal spike"), from PIE root *(o)nogh "nail" (cf. Greek onyx "claw, fingernail;" Latin unguis "nail, claw;" Old Church Slavonic noga "foot," noguti "nail, claw;" Lithuanian naga "hoof," nagutis "fingernail;" Old Irish ingen, Old Welsh eguin "nail, claw").
- The "fingernail" sense seems to be the original one. Nail polish attested from 1891. To bite one's nails as a sign of anxiety is attested from 1570s. Nail-biting is from 1805. Hard as nails is from 1828. To hit the nail on the head "say or do just the right thing" is first recorded 1520s. Phrase on the nail "on the spot, exactly" is from 1590s, of obscure origin; OED says it is not even certain it belongs to this sense of nail.
- As in memorize : verb remember
- As in assure : verb make certain
- As in recall : verb remember
- As in remember : verb keep in mind; summon into mind
- As in settle : verb straighten out, resolve
- As in batten : verb fasten securely
- As in transfix : verb pierce
- As in infix : verb fix
- As in circumscribe : verb mark off, delimit
- As in pin on : verb fix
- As in affirm : verb declare the truth of something
- As in define : verb give description
- As in determine : verb conclude, decide
- As in ensure : verb guarantee; make secure
- As in fix : verb establish, make firm
- Also one should trim one's nails down as close as comfort will allow.
- Extract from : « The Book of Camp-Lore and Woodcraft » by Dan Beard
- At intervals he would gnaw his nails down to the quick while snorts of bridled fury escaped through his pallid lips.
- Extract from : « "Unto Caesar" » by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
- I bit my nails down to the quick till I had an idea—sitting out on this very coast.
- Extract from : « King of the Castle » by George Manville Fenn
- It took him most of the evening to fasten on pieces of leather with nails, and to knock the nails down.
- Extract from : « Glimpses into the Abyss » by Mary Higgs
Antonyms for nails down
- aid
- allow
- assist
- be ignorant
- bear
- begin
- bore
- break
- calm
- change
- commence
- confuse
- contradict
- corrupt
- create
- deny
- depart
- derange
- destroy
- detach
- disagree
- disarrange
- disavow
- disconnect
- discourage
- disjoin
- dislodge
- disorder
- disorganize
- displace
- disprove
- disregard
- dissuade
- distort
- disturb
- divide
- doubt
- eat out
- endanger
- fire
- forget
- free
- halt
- harm
- help
- hesitate
- hide
- hinder
- hurt
- ignore
- initiate
- injure
- invalidate
- kill
- leave
- let go
- liberate
- liquefy
- look away
- loose
- loosen
- lose
- melt
- mismanage
- misplace
- misrepresent
- miss
- misunderstand
- mix up
- move
- negate
- neglect
- nullify
- obscure
- open
- overlook
- owe
- permit
- play fair
- prevent
- refuse
- refute
- reject
- release
- remove
- renounce
- repress
- repudiate
- restore
- separate
- soften
- start
- stop
- suppress
- tangle
- thin
- trouble
- twist
- unfasten
- unfix
- unlink
- unloose
- unsettle
- untie
- upset
- veto
- waver
- worry
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