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big-toe nail

big-toe nail is the alternative form of big toenail.

Meaning of big toenail

Noun

big toenail (plural big toenails)

  1. The nail of the big toe.
    • Bench said he lost both little toenails to foul tips and half of both of his big toenails.1977 March 1, Tom McEwen, “On Divorce Proceedings, Salary Desires: Mum’s the Word for [Johnny] Bench”, in The Tampa Tribune, 83rd year, number 50, Tampa, Fla., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4-C, column 5
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, toenail.
    • An infant rhinoceros sits on the floor, its eyes half closed under their translucent lids. It has peculiarly big toenails, but I guess that's the way baby rhinos are.2005 September 6, Adrian Searle, “Fairground distraction”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Sep 2014

Forms of big-toe nail

pluralbig-toe nails

Questions about big-toe nail

What is big-toe nail the alternative form of?
Big-toe nail is the alternative form of big toenail.

Words near big-toe nail in the dictionary

  1. big-timed
  2. big-timer
  3. big-timers
  4. big-times
  5. big-timing
  6. big-toe nail
  7. big-toe nails
  8. big-wig
  9. big-wigs
  10. Big5
  11. biga

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