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big toenails

big toenails is the plural 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

Questions about big toenails

What is big toenails the plural of?
Big toenails is the plural of big toenail.

Words near big toenails in the dictionary

  1. big toe nail
  2. big toe nails
  3. big toe-nail
  4. big toe-nails
  5. big toenail
  6. big toenails
  7. big toes
  8. Big Tomato
  9. big top
  10. big tops
  11. big tree

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