Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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nail | Yes | No | Yes | No |
boom | Yes | No | Yes | No |
nail (noun) | boom (noun) |
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a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener | any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring |
horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits | a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set |
a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard | a deep prolonged loud noise |
a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) | |
a state of economic prosperity |
nail (verb) | boom (verb) |
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complete a pass | grow vigorously |
attach something somewhere by means of nails | hit with great force |
take into custody | make a resonant sound, like artillery |
hit with great force | make a deep hollow sound |
locate exactly | be the case that thunder is being heard |
succeed at easily | |
succeed in obtaining a position |