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forefingernails

forefingernails is the plural of forefingernail.

Meaning of forefingernail

Noun

forefingernail (plural forefingernails)

  1. The nail of the forefinger.
    • Insert the right thumb and forefinger down into the center compartment of the twisted section and with the forefingernail uppermost grasp the center of the original bight (see arrow in the second diagram).1944, Clifford W[arren] Ashley, “The Jug Sling or Jar Sling Knot”, in The Ashley Book of Knots, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., →OCLC, chapter 14 (Knots Tied in the Bight), page 208

Questions about forefingernails

What is forefingernails the plural of?
Forefingernails is the plural of forefingernail.

Words near forefingernails in the dictionary

  1. forefin
  2. forefinger
  3. forefinger nail
  4. forefinger nails
  5. forefingernail
  6. forefingernails
  7. forefingers
  8. forefins
  9. forefix
  10. forefixed
  11. forefixes

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