manicure

n.

A cosmetic treatment of the fingernails, including shaping and polishing.

tr.v., -cured, -cur·ing, -cures.

1. To trim, clean, and polish (the fingernails).
2. To clip or trim evenly and closely: manicure a hedge.

[French : Latin manus, hand + Latin cūra, care; see cure.]

IN BRIEF: The care of the hands.

My fingernails looked clean and healthy after my manicure.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: professional care for the hands and fingernails

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The verb manicure has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: trim carefully; of fingernails
  Synonym: trim

Meaning #2: care for one's hand by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - manicure, skønhedspleje af hænder og negle
v. tr. - give manicure, manicurere

Nederlands (Dutch)
manicure, manicuren, keurig snoeien/knippen, netjes (op)gemaakt

Français (French)
n. - manucure
v. tr. - manucurer

Deutsch (German)
n. - Maniküre
v. - maniküren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χειροκομία (κν. μανικιούρ)
v. - περιποιούμαι νύχια, κάνω μανικιούρ

Italiano (Italian)
manicure

Português (Portuguese)
n. - manicura (f)
v. - tratar das unhas das mãos

Русский (Russian)
делать маникюр, маникюр

Español (Spanish)
n. - manicura
v. tr. - hacer la manicura

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - manikyr, manikyrist
v. - manikyrera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
修指甲, 修剪

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 修指甲
v. tr. - 修指甲, 修剪

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 매니큐어
v. tr. - 매니큐어를 칠하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - マニキュア, 美爪術
v. - マニキュアを施す, 短く平均に刈り込む, マニキュアをする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صيانه و صباغه أظافر اليد (فعل) يعتني بأظافر اليدين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טיפול קוסמטי מקצועי בידיים ובציפורניהן, מניקור‬
v. tr. - ‮עשה מניקור ל-‬

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manicure	manicure set
Manicure Set	manicure table