nail
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- noun
- /neɪl/
:
uña
- She carefully painted her nails a vibrant red for the party.
- nail care
- nail polish
- nail-biting
Anyway, she spends money on nails, eyebrows, hair stuff.
- Anyway, she spends money on nails, eyebrows, hair stuff.
- Nail health and nail beauty, if you will.
- Like honestly my gel nails help my mental well-being.
- So I'm excited to paint my nails tonight.
- Like, what's the manly way to check your nails look good.
Examples
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A bottle of loud red nail polish had just spilled on her desk.
Fiction book (1991) -
Information on foot and nail care services was also included on the hospital website.
Academic text (2003) -
The nail on my big toe never grew back.
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I use it to clean my nails.
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One should not hesitate to remove the nail if severe pain is present.
Academic text (2015) -
So Kristen just finished doing my nails and they look so good.
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Now I can't paint my toe nails.
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My friend always gets compliments on her nails because she keeps them well-groomed.
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He carefully trimmed his nails to prevent them from snagging on his clothes.
Synonyms
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Hard slightly curved part at the tip of a finger
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A hard flat covering on the end of a toe
6
2.7
The hard nail on the end of your thumb
Idioms
People criticize and pressure those who stand out to be like everyone else
Compounds
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A colored or clear paint you put on fingernails and toenails to give them color and shine
- Informal
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5.2
A situation that makes people very nervous because the result is uncertain
- Informal
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4.2
Making you feel very nervous and excited while you wait to see what happens
- UK
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2.7
A colored or clear liquid you put on nails to make them look shiny and protect them
- Specialized
1
6.4
A nail about three inches long used for holding pieces of wood together
- Specialized
A small metal pin about one and a half inches long that holds pieces of wood together
- Offensive
Taking out a person's fingernails or toenails to hurt them during torture
- Australian
A small kangaroo-like animal with a hard nail at the tip of its tail
- Specialized
A thin metal strip with sharp points that you hammer to join wooden boards
How Sharp
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nail for the hard plate on a finger comes from an old German word nægl that meant 'claw' or 'small hard point', so you can think of a fingernail as a little hard claw that protects the tip of your finger.