fingernail
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- noun
- /ˈfɪŋɡərneɪl/
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- She accidentally broke her fingernail while trying to open the package.
- bite fingernails
- fingernail polish
- fingernails and hair
I was like black eyeliner and black fingernails and long black hair.
- I was like black eyeliner and black fingernails and long black hair.
- But as I've gotten older, I'll get that fingernail file sometime.
- OK, I'm going to like try to get it under my fingernails, rub it on my hands.
- Honestly, it was like, my fingernails are too long.
- He used to paint one of his his pinky fingernail.
- It became eyes, it became nose, it became fingernails, it became heart, it became brain.
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And I noticed his fingernails, they were like almost as long as mine right now.
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You look at the fingernail clippings...
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I bent my fingernail back so far.
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And this one here passes the fingernail check with flying colors.
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It's like skin that grows onto your fingernail and you push it back with this.
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Ideally not use a fingernail to get compound out, but whatever.
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And finally, my fingernails could all fall off right now.
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Honestly, it was like, my fingernails are too long.
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What's wrong with my fingernails?
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Don't break your fingernail.
Synonyms
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A hard flat covering on the end of a finger or toe that protects it
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Etymology
The word fingernail is simply finger + nail, meaning the hard, slightly curved covering at the tip of a finger. Think of it as a small 'nail' that protects the finger tip, which is why we call it a fingernail.