fingernail
FING-gur-nayl/ˈfɪŋɡɚˌneɪl/UKFING-guh-nayl/ˈfɪŋɡəˌneɪl/
Pluralfingernails
- 1The hard, flat, slightly see-through covering at the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and handling small things.
Like a tiny built-in tool that grows at the end of each finger for scraping and gripping.
A torn fingernail can be surprisingly painful for days.
She slid her fingernails under the edge of the sticker to peel it off.
Similarnail
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Origin
From Middle English finger neil(e), equivalent to finger + nail; compare Old English handnæġl, Dutch vingernagel, and German Fingernagel.