nail polish
/neɪl ˈpɒl.ɪʃ/
nail polish noun: a cosmetic lacquer applied to the fingernails or toenails.
Noun
nail polish (usually uncountable, plural nail polishes)
- A cosmetic lacquer applied to the fingernails or toenails.
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- Synonyms:
- nail enamel, nail varnish, nail lacquer
nail polish meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
nail polish in Hindi
- cosmetic lacquer
- नेल पॉलिश nel pŏliś
nail polish in Tamil
- நகப்பூச்சு, உகிரிப்பூச்சி, உகிர்நெய், நக மினுக்கி
nail polish in Urdu
- cosmetic lacquer
- نیل پالش nel-pāliś
nail polish in Bengali
- cosmetic lacquer
- নখপালিশ nokhpaliś
More languagesFewer languages
- nail polish in Sanskrit
- नखराग nakharāga
- nail polish in Assamese
- নখপালিচ nokhpalis
- nail polish in Arabic
- مَنَاكِير manākīr
- nail polish in Persian
- لاک ناخُن lâk-e nâxon, لاک lâk
- nail polish in Thai
- ยาทาเล็บ yaataa lép
- nail polish in Vietnamese
- sơn móng
Synonyms of nail polish
Forms of nail polish
| plural | nail polishes |
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Words formed from nail polish
Questions about nail polish
- What does nail polish mean?
- Nail polish means a cosmetic lacquer applied to the fingernails or toenails.
- What is nail polish in Hindi?
- Nail polish in Hindi is नेल पॉलिश (nel pŏliś). See Nail polish meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is nail polish?
- Nail polish is a noun.
- How do you pronounce nail polish?
- Nail polish is pronounced /neɪl ˈpɒl.ɪʃ/.
- What is the plural of nail polish?
- The plural of nail polish is nail polishes.
Words near nail polish in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: nail polish (page history and authors); nail polish (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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