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to manicure

to manicure

20 3.6
To clean, shape and polish nails
  • verb
  • /ˈmænɪkjʊr/
translation icon : hacerse la manicura
  • I had my hair styled and my nails manicured each and every day.
  • manicured hands

Examples

  • "Fern," she was saying as she held out her manicured hands to her daughter, "do you like this color?"

    Fiction book (1993)
  • And all I have to do is manicure your nails?

  • You know, an awful lot of trouble washing them and manicuring my nails.

  • If you have your nails professionally manicured, bring your own nail files and trimmers from home.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Marilyn Sanburne, known as Mim or Big Marilyn, clasped and unclasped her perfectly manicured hands.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Every month, she schedules an appointment to manicure her nails at the salon.

  • Before the big event, he decided to manicure his hands to look presentable.

  • After the long week, she took time to manicure her toenails and relax.

Synonyms

to give a manicure
vsto manicure
3.9

To clean and shape someone's fingernails and hands

focuses on caring for fingernails or toenails by trimming shaping and polishing

Antonyms

100 3.5

Not caring for someone or something that needs care

Phrasal Verbs

To clean and shape someone's fingernails and hands

Compounds

Recently done nails that look neat and shiny

A small group of tools for caring for nails and hands

How Thorough

to manicure
20 3.6
to clip
51 1.6

Surface Forms

manicure infinitive
manicured past
manicured past participle
manicuring present participle
manicures third person singular

Etymology

The word manicure comes from Latin parts manu- ('hand') and cura ('care'), so to manicure someone is to 'care for the hand' by trimming, shaping, and polishing the nails.