Exact
Exact verb - To ask for (something) earnestly or with authority.
Nail
Nail verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Common collocations
| fragment | exact fragment | nail fragment |
Both words in one sentence
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Ironically, the exact eye that is punctured by the nail was already blind (indicated by the opaque lense of his glasses), if not gone altogether.
Source: Film / Casino Royale (2006) -
Laser-Guided Karma: In a myth involving hammers, Tory hit a wooden board in the exact same spot twice, missing the nail.
Source: Series / MythBusters -
It took SEVENTEEN years until someone with programming knowledge hacked the game files and found out that the exact code had to be "throw nail under tree".
Source: Comic Book / Zipi y Zape
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