Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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seize | No | No | Yes | No |
nail | Yes | No | Yes | No |
seize (noun) | nail (noun) |
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a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener | |
horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits | |
a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard |
seize (verb) | nail (verb) |
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capture the attention or imagination of | complete a pass |
affect | attach something somewhere by means of nails |
take into your hands deliberately | take into custody |
take or capture by force | hit with great force |
hook by a pull on the line | locate exactly |
take possession of by force, as after an invasion | succeed at easily |
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority | succeed in obtaining a position |
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession |