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Dictionary: fin·ger·nail   (fĭng'gər-nāl') pronunciation

n.
The thin, horny, transparent plate covering the upper surface of the end of a finger.


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(fĭng'gər-nāl')
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The nail on a finger.

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IN BRIEF: The hard, tough cover at the top of each digit of the hand.

pronunciation A fingernail can be a useful tool at times.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the nail at the end of a finger


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fingernegl

Nederlands (Dutch)
vingernagel

Français (French)
n. - ongle

Deutsch (German)
n. - Fingernagel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - νύχι χεριού

Italiano (Italian)
unghia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - unha (f) da mão

Русский (Russian)
ноготь

Español (Spanish)
n. - uña

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fingernagel

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
手指甲

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 手指甲

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 손톱

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 指の爪

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ظفر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ציפורן‬


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