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She painted one fingernail blue.
What does Fingernail mean?
The hard covering at the end of a finger.
Dictionary definition
The hard covering at the end of a finger.
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Fingernail in a sentence
medium
Keep each fingernail clean and trimmed.
hard
A fingernail protects the tip of a finger and helps with small tasks.
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Which word is closest in meaning to fingernail?
Nail is close in meaning to fingernail.
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WordFingernail.
Partnoun.
MeaningFingernail means The hard covering at the end of a finger.
ExampleExample: She painted one fingernail blue.
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- Syllables
- fing · ger · nayl
- Strongest beat
- fing
- Ending
- nayl
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on fing.
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fingertipThe soft end part of a finger.
opposite ideaA contrasting idea to fingernail, depending on context.
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Base word
fingernail
noun
fingernails
More than one fingernail.
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