[
  {
    "word": "nail",
    "phonetic": "/ne\u026al/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/ne\u026al/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/nail-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1113637",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "When I'm nervous I bite my nails."
          },
          {
            "definition": "The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The claw of a bird or other animal.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials. The nail is generally driven through two or more layers of material by means of impacts from a hammer or other device. It is then held in place by friction.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A round pedestal on which merchants once carried out their business, such as the four nails outside The Exchange, Bristol.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An archaic English unit of length equivalent to 1/20 of an ell or 1/16 of a yard (2 1/4 inches or 5.715 cm).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nail"
    ]
  },
  {
    "word": "nail",
    "phonetic": "/ne\u026al/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/ne\u026al/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/nail-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1113637",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To fix (an object) to another object using a nail.",
            "synonyms": [
              "pin",
              "rivet",
              "screw"
            ],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He nailed the placard to the post."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To drive a nail.",
            "synonyms": [
              "hammer"
            ],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He used the ax head for nailing."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To stud or boss with nails, or as if with nails.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To catch.",
            "synonyms": [
              "arrest",
              "collar",
              "nick"
            ],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To expose as a sham.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To accomplish (a task) completely and successfully.",
            "synonyms": [
              "ace",
              "fulfill",
              "fullbring"
            ],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I really nailed that test."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To hit (a target) effectively with some weapon.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Of a male, to engage in sexual intercourse with.",
            "synonyms": [
              "dick",
              "pound",
              "rail",
              "screw"
            ],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To spike, as a cannon.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To nail down: to make certain, or confirm.",
            "synonyms": [
              "clinch",
              "fix",
              "lock down",
              "pin down"
            ],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "ace",
          "fulfill",
          "fullbring",
          "arrest",
          "collar",
          "nick",
          "clinch",
          "fix",
          "lock down",
          "pin down",
          "dick",
          "pound",
          "rail",
          "screw",
          "hammer",
          "pin",
          "rivet",
          "screw"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nail"
    ]
  }
]