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cuticles

cuticles is the plural of cuticle.

Meaning of cuticle

Noun

cuticle (plural cuticles)

  1. The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
    • By that time she has pushed back his cuticles, cleaned his nails and painted them with clear polish.1992, Toni Morrison, Jazz, Vintage (2016), page 38
  2. Dead or cornified epidermis.
    Synonyms:
    epidermis
  3. A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates.
    • Holonym: exoskeleton
  4. A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many plants.
  5. A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.
  6. A protective layer on the shell of a bird's egg.

Questions about cuticles

What is cuticles the plural of?
Cuticles is the plural of cuticle.

Words near cuticles in the dictionary

  1. cutia
  2. cutias
  3. cuticle
  4. cuticle pusher
  5. cuticleless
  6. cuticles
  7. cuticlin
  8. cuticlins
  9. cuticula
  10. cuticulae
  11. cuticular

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