nail vs shank

nail and shank both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nail	Yes	No	Yes	No
shank	Yes	No	Yes	No

nail (noun)	shank (noun)
a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener	a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits	lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard	the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
	cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
	cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
	cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
	the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
	a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg

nail (verb)	shank (verb)
complete a pass	hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction
attach something somewhere by means of nails
take into custody
hit with great force
locate exactly
succeed at easily
succeed in obtaining a position