- fingernail
- noun Date: 13th century the nail of a finger
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
fingernail
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fingernail — early 13c., from FINGER (Cf. finger) + NAIL (Cf. nail) … Etymology dictionary
fingernail — ► NOUN ▪ the nail on the upper surface of the tip of each finger … English terms dictionary
fingernail — [fiŋ′gərnāl΄] n. the horny substance growing on the upper part of the end joint of a finger … English World dictionary
Fingernail — A fingernail is produced by living skin cells in the finger. A fingernail consists of several parts including the nail plate (the visible part of the nail), the nail bed (the skin beneath the nail plate), the cuticle (the tissue that overlaps the … Medical dictionary
fingernail — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ sharp ▪ black, dirty ▪ broken ▪ manicured ▪ … Collocations dictionary
fingernail — UK [ˈfɪŋɡə(r)ˌneɪl] / US [ˈfɪŋɡərˌneɪl] noun [countable] Word forms fingernail : singular fingernail plural fingernails any of the hard smooth parts that cover the ends of your fingers • hang on by your fingernails … English dictionary
fingernail — Miki ao, mai ao, māi u u. ♦ Fingernail polish, pena miki ao, ho ohinuhinu miki ao. ♦ Fingernail of deceased relative, heia … English-Hawaiian dictionary
fingernail — fin|ger|nail [ˈfıŋgəneıl US gər ] n ↑finger, ↑fingernail, ↑thumb the hard flat part that covers the top end of your finger = ↑nail … Dictionary of contemporary English
Fingernail growth world record holders — The Guinness World Record first began in 1955. An unnamed Chinese priest grew his fingernails to be 22 ¾ inches long. The Chinese priest was anonymous in all of the Guinness World Record books where he held the record. (Anything before 1971) In… … Wikipedia
fingernail moon — noun A lunula of a fingernail … Wiktionary
fingernail clam — noun also fingernail shell : a small freshwater bivalve mollusk of a cosmopolitan genus (Sphaerium) … Useful english dictionary
