fingernail
noun /ˈfɪŋɡəneɪl/
/ˈfɪŋɡərneɪl/
- the thin hard layer that covers the outer tip of each finger
enlarge imageExtra ExamplesTopics Bodyb2- I noticed I had dirt under my fingernails.
- She tapped her fingernails against the table impatiently.
- ‘Actually, I'm leaving,’ she said, examining her fingernails.
- She dug her fingernails into my neck.
- the horrible sound of fingernails scraping across a blackboard
- the sound of fingernails being dragged down a blackboard
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- sharp
- black
- …
- clip
- cut
- paint
- …
- dig in
- scrape
- grow
- …
- polish
- clippers
- under the/your fingernails
