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fingernails

fingernails is the plural of fingernail.

Meaning of fingernail

Noun

fingernail (plural fingernails)

  1. The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation.
    Synonyms:
    handnail

Phrases with fingernails

Questions about fingernails

What is fingernails the plural of?
Fingernails is the plural of fingernail.

Words near fingernails in the dictionary

  1. fingernail moons
  2. fingernailed
  3. fingernailful
  4. fingernailfuls
  5. fingernaillike
  6. fingernails
  7. fingernailsful
  8. fingernaily
  9. fingernet
  10. fingernet caddisflies
  11. fingernet caddisfly

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