onycha /onˈi-kə/

1. An ingredient in ancient Jewish incense
2. The nail-like operculum of a mollusc

onychˈia noun

Inflammation of the nail-bed

onˈychite noun

Onyx marble

onychīˈtis noun

Inflammation of the soft parts about the nail

onychˈium noun

A pulvillus in insects

onychocryptōˈsis noun

Ingrowing toenail

onˈychomancy noun

Divination by the fingernails

• have one foot in the grave
• have one's back to the wall
• have one's cake and eat it
• have one's collar felt
• have one's ear to the ground
• have oneself to thank for
• have one's end away
• have one's eye on
• have one's face lifted
• have one's feet on the ground
• have one's fill of
• have one's finger on the button
• have one's fingers all thumbs
• have one's hands full
• have one's head screwed on
• have one's head screwed on the right way
• have one's heart in it
• have one's heart in one's boots
• have one's heart in one's mouth
• have one's heart in the right place
• have one's heart set on
• have one's knife in
• have one's marbles
• have one's monkey up
• have one's name in the Gazette