toenail
/ˈtəʊˌneɪl/
toenail noun: the thin, horny, transparent plate covering the upper surface of the end of a toe.
Noun
toenail (plural toenails)
Verb
toenail (third-person singular simple present toenails, present participle toenailing, simple past and past participle toenailed)
toenail meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Telugu and Kannada
toenail in Tamil
- கால்விரல் நகம்
toenail in Marathi
- the plate covering the end of a toe
- पायाचे नख pāyāce nakh
toenail in Telugu
- the plate covering the end of a toe
- కాలిగోరు kāligōru
toenail in Kannada
- ಕಾಲ್ಬೆರಳುಗುರು, ಕಾಲ್ಬೆಟ್ಟುಗುರು
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- toenail in Sinhala
- පයැඟිලි payæⁿgili
- toenail in Malay
- kuku kaki
- toenail in Vietnamese
- móng chân
- toenail in Myanmar
- ခြေသည်း hkresany:
Examples of toenail in a sentence
- Ingrowth is a common problem with toenails.
- Our car broke down and we didn't have any tools but Jim MacGyvered it with some toenail clippers and we were able to limp to the service station.
- I noticed inflammation at the base of my left big toenail and started daily foot soaking.
Synonyms of toenail
Forms of toenail
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | toenails |
| alternative form | toe nail |
| alternative form | toe-nail |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | toenails |
| present participle | toenailing |
| past participle | toenailed |
| past | toenailed |
Origin of toenail
From toe + nail.
Words formed from toenail
- big toenail
- devil's toenail
- great toenail
- large toenail
- little toenail
- make one's toenails curl
- mermaid's toenail
Questions about toenail
- What does toenail mean?
- Toenail means the thin, horny, transparent plate covering the upper surface of the end of a toe.
- What is toenail in Tamil?
- Toenail in Tamil is கால்விரல் நகம். See Toenail meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is toenail?
- Toenail can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce toenail?
- Toenail is pronounced /ˈtəʊˌneɪl/.
- What is the plural of toenail?
- The plural of toenail is toenails.
Words near toenail in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: toenail (page history and authors); toenail (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); toenail (Kannada 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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