shank vs nail

shank and nail both are nouns.

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

shank (noun)	nail (noun)
a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball	a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals	horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole	a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
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

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