little nail
little nail noun: synonym of little fingernail.
Noun
little nail (plural little nails)
- Synonym of little fingernail.
- wfc 25 Scraping from right little nail1978, S. H. Burges, “Sexual offences”, in S. H. Burges, J. E. Hilton, editors, The New Police Surgeon: A Practical Guide to Clinical Forensic Medicine, London: Hutchinson Benham, →ISBN, page 278
- As for nail piercing...well I have my little nail pierced all the time. I have a very small tool, like a hand drill, that does the hole for me. I don't recommend it on real nails though...as they can split easy.1998 December 27, MsAmanda_@yahoo.com, “MsAmanda's 'Delurk'”, in uk.people.bdsm (Usenet), archived from the original on 12 Sep 2025
- Synonyms:
- little fingernail
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see little, nail.
- It’s not the end of civilization, either. It’s just another little nail in the coffin of democracy around the world.2008 May 7, Thomas L[oren] Friedman, “The Democratic Recession”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Apr 2013
Synonyms of little nail
Forms of little nail
| plural | little nails |
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Questions about little nail
- What does little nail mean?
- Little nail means synonym of little fingernail.
- What part of speech is little nail?
- Little nail is a noun.
- What is the plural of little nail?
- The plural of little nail is little nails.
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