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nailfuls

nailfuls is the plural of nailful.

Meaning of nailful

Noun

nailful (plural nailfuls or nailsful)

  1. Enough to be stored under or on one's fingernail.
    • Sovey rushed inside and dashed a couple of nailsful of water into the burning ventilator, but to no purpose.1926, Glimpses of Huron Shore in Early Days and Story of Harrisville
    Synonyms:
    fingernailful

Questions about nailfuls

What is nailfuls the plural of?
Nailfuls is the plural of nailful.

Words near nailfuls in the dictionary

  1. nailfile
  2. nailfiles
  3. nailfold
  4. nailfolds
  5. nailful
  6. nailfuls
  7. nailgun
  8. nailguns
  9. nailhead
  10. nailheads
  11. nailing

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