nail clippers
nail clippers noun: a mechanical device used to trim fingernails and toenails. Also the plural of nail clipper.
Noun
nail clippers pl (plural only)
- A mechanical device used to trim fingernails and toenails.
- After their argument, Sprewell showed enormous restraint and presence of mind by not whipping out a pair of nail clippers and trimming his coach’s fingernails – an act for which he could have been seriously punished.1998 March 6, Donna Britt, “High Time for a Major Reality Check”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Aug 2017
- You know how you get those little fuzz balls on new carpet? With an instrument that looked like a normal-sized shaving razor this woman was rubbing the carpet to pull up the fuzz balls. This is a huge hotel, with lots of carpet. That’s like mowing three football fields with a pair of nail clippers.2008 August 12, Gary Hall Jr., “Live from Beijing”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Jul 2025
- A mechanical device used to trim animals' claws.
Also used as
nail clippers is also the plural of nail clipper.
nail clippers meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Tagalog and Arabic
nail clippers in Tamil
- nail trimmer
- நகம்வெட்டி nakamveṭṭi, நகம்வாங்கி nakamvāṅki
nail clippers in Malayalam
- nail trimmer
- നഖംവെട്ടി nakhaṁveṭṭi
nail clippers in Tagalog
- nail trimmer
- panghinuko, panghinguko
nail clippers in Arabic
- nail trimmer
- مِقَصّ أَظَافِر miqaṣṣ ʔaẓāfir
More languagesFewer languages
- nail clippers in Malay
- pengetip kuku
- nail clippers in Indonesian
- gunting kuku
- nail clippers in Thai
- กรรไกรตัดเล็บ gan-grai-dtàt-lép, ที่ตัดเล็บ tîi-dtàt-lép
Examples of nail clippers in a sentence
- Anyway, I grabbed a nail clipper (or is it a pair of nail clippers or is nailclipper one word?) I applied the clippers to the offending alpha-keratin and squeezed.2018 February 23, Bill Clarke, “Rules we should live by”, in Tim Jaques, editor, The Tribune, Campbellton, N.B.: Brunswick News, →OCLC...
- You’ll definitely need a pair of nail clippers, a cuticle pusher and a nail file; depending on how thorough you want to get, you’ll also need a dry foot file, exfoliating scrub and moisturizer.2020 June 27, Adriana Balsamo, “Give Yourself the Perfect Summer Pedicure”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times...
Synonyms of nail clippers
Forms of nail clippers
| alternative form | nail clipper |
|---|---|
| alternative form | nail-clipper |
| alternative form | nailclipper |
| alternative form | nail-clippers |
| alternative form | nailclippers |
Questions about nail clippers
- What does nail clippers mean?
- Nail clippers means a mechanical device used to trim fingernails and toenails.
- What is nail clippers in Tamil?
- Nail clippers in Tamil is நகம்வெட்டி (nakamveṭṭi), நகம்வாங்கி (nakamvāṅki). See Nail clippers meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use nail clippers in a sentence?
- Anyway, I grabbed a nail clipper (or is it a pair of nail clippers or is nailclipper one word?) I applied the clippers to the offending alpha-keratin and squeezed.
- What part of speech is nail clippers?
- Nail clippers is a noun.
Words near nail clippers in the dictionary
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