Nail
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To fix (an object) to another object using a nail. To drive a nail. To catch. To expose as a sham. To accomplish (a task) completely and successfully. To hit (a target) effectively with some weapon. Of a male, to engage in sexual intercourse with.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals. 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. One of the four round pedestals (the nails) in Bristol. An archaic English unit of length equivalent to 1/16th of a yard (2.25 inches).
Example sentence: Bad company is like a nail driven into a post, which, after the first and second blow, may be drawn out with little difficulty; but being once driven up to the head, the pincers cannot take hold to draw it out, but which can only be done by the destruction of the wood.
Boom
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make a loud, resonant sound.To be prosperous.
Part of speech: interjection
Definition: The sound of an explosion.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour.A movable pole used to support a microphone or camera.A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting.The longest element of a Yagi antenna, on which the other, smaller ones, are transversally mounted .A floating barrier used to obstruct navigation, for military or other purposes.A period of prosperity or high market activity.
Example sentence: Sensitivity isn't being wimpy. It's about being so painfully aware that a flea landing on a dog is like a sonic boom. I enjoy a lot of mystery.