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hammer toe

hammer toe noun: a medical condition where a toe is permanently bent down.

Noun

hammer toe (countable and uncountable, plural hammer toes)

  1. (uncountable) A medical condition where a toe is permanently bent down.
    • The woman wore special orthopedic shoes to try and alleviate her hammer toe.
  2. (countable) A toe suffering from such condition.
    • My sister has hammer toes on both feet and consequently avoids the family hiking expeditions.
    • He had contracted a hammer-toe from his solitary walking about the town.1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 539

hammer toe meaning in Tamil

hammer toe in Tamil

சம்மட்டி விரல், கோணல் கால்விரல், சுத்தி விரல், கொக்கி விரல்

Forms of hammer toe

pluralhammer toes
alternative formhammertoe

Questions about hammer toe

What does hammer toe mean?
Hammer toe means a medical condition where a toe is permanently bent down.
What is hammer toe in Tamil?
Hammer toe in Tamil is சம்மட்டி விரல், கோணல் கால்விரல், சுத்தி விரல். See Hammer toe meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hammer toe?
Hammer toe is a noun.
What is the plural of hammer toe?
The plural of hammer toe is hammer toes.

Words near hammer toe in the dictionary

  1. Hammer projections
  2. hammer throw
  3. hammer thrower
  4. hammer throwers
  5. hammer throws
  6. hammer toe
  7. hammer toes
  8. hammer up
  9. hammer-cloth
  10. hammer-cloths
  11. hammer-dressed

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