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nailclippers

nailclippers is the alternative form of nail clippers.

nailclippers is the plural of nailclipper.

Meaning of nail clippers

Noun

nail clippers pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, 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
  2. (plural, plural-only) A mechanical device used to trim animals' claws.

Questions about nailclippers

What is nailclippers the alternative form of?
Nailclippers is the alternative form of nail clippers.

Words near nailclippers in the dictionary

  1. nailbrushed
  2. nailbrushes
  3. nailbrushing
  4. nailcare
  5. nailclipper
  6. nailclippers
  7. nailclipping
  8. nailclippings
  9. nailcutter
  10. nailcutters
  11. nailed

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