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nailfold

nailfold noun: the skin that overlaps the edge of a fingernail or toenail.

Noun

nailfold (plural nailfolds)

  1. The skin that overlaps the edge of a fingernail or toenail.

Forms of nailfold

pluralnailfolds

Origin of nailfold

From nail + fold.

Questions about nailfold

What does nailfold mean?
Nailfold means the skin that overlaps the edge of a fingernail or toenail.
What part of speech is nailfold?
Nailfold is a noun.
What is the plural of nailfold?
The plural of nailfold is nailfolds.

Words near nailfold in the dictionary

  1. nailest
  2. naileth
  3. nailfast
  4. nailfile
  5. nailfiles
  6. nailfold
  7. nailfolds
  8. nailful
  9. nailfuls
  10. nailgun
  11. nailguns

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