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   nail down
         v 1: succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at
               Harvard" [syn: {nail down}, {nail}, {peg}]
         2: define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this
            game" [syn: {pin down}, {peg down}, {nail down}, {narrow
            down}, {narrow}, {specify}]
         3: make final; put the last touches on; put into final form;
            "let's finalize the proposal" [syn: {finalize}, {finalise},
            {settle}, {nail down}]

English Dictionary: nail down by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Neo-Latin
n
  1. Latin since the Renaissance; used for scientific nomenclature
    Synonym(s): Neo-Latin, New Latin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
New Latin
n
  1. Latin since the Renaissance; used for scientific nomenclature
    Synonym(s): Neo-Latin, New Latin
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nail-headed \Nail"-head`ed\, a.
      Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble
      the head of a nail.
  
      {Nail-headed characters}, arrowheaded or cuneiform
            characters. See under {Arrowheaded}.
  
      {Nail-headed molding} (Arch.), an ornament consisting of a
            series of low four-sided pyramids resembling the heads of
            large nails; -- called also {nail-head molding}, or
            {nail-head}. It is the same as the simplest form of
            dogtooth. See {Dogtooth}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Naleadministration \Nale`ad*min`is*tra"tion\, n.
      Maladministration.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neo-Latin \Ne`o-Lat"in\, a. [Neo- + Latin.]
      Applied to the Romance languages, as being mostly of Latin
      origin.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nolition \No*li"tion\, n. [L. nolle not to will, to be
      unwilling; ne + velle to will, to be willing.]
      Adverse action of will; unwillingness; -- opposed to
      {volition}.
  
               A nolition and a direct enmity against the lust. --Jer.
                                                                              Taylor.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Neelyton, PA
      Zip code(s): 17239

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Newellton, LA (town, FIPS 53930)
      Location: 32.07259 N, 91.23912 W
      Population (1990): 1576 (616 housing units)
      Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 71357
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