Definitions

on the nail

ADVERB

exactly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absolutely altogether carefully completely correctly definitely explicitly indeed literally precisely quite specifically strictly totally truly

STRONG

just

WEAK

bang expressly faithfully faultlessly for a fact for certain for sure in every respect methodically no mistake on the dot on the money on the nose positively right rigorously scrupulously severely sharp square the ticket truthfully unequivocally unerringly utterly veraciously wholly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtfully dubiously incompletely indefinite partially questionably

WEAK

inaccurately inexactly

Example Sentences

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It’s well-known that when the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail; the relationship eventually takes its toll on the nail, too.

From Slate

Ohtani had a small crack on the nail of his middle finger heading into his start against the Chicago White Sox on June 27.

From Los Angeles Times

But it felt a little too hammer on the nail.

From New York Times

Is the UV light on the nail drier at the salon a problem?

From Washington Post

But as Reynolds explained, with a smile on his face and a smiley face painted on the nail of his middle finger, the American export of skateboarding — as a sport and a culture — is global.

From New York Times

on the nail

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