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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 times
  3. big timing
  4. big tobacco
  5. big toe
  6. big toe nail
  7. big toe nails
  8. big toe-nail
  9. big toe-nails
  10. big toenail
  11. big toenails

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