Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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collar | Yes | No | Yes | No |
nail | Yes | No | Yes | No |
collar (noun) | nail (noun) |
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the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) | a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener |
a figurative restraint | horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits |
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over | a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard |
necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck | |
a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it | |
the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot | |
a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part | |
anything worn or placed about the neck | |
(zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal |
collar (verb) | nail (verb) |
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take into custody | complete a pass |
furnish with a collar | attach something somewhere by means of nails |
seize by the neck or collar | take into custody |
hit with great force | |
locate exactly | |
succeed at easily | |
succeed in obtaining a position |