fingernail

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfɪŋgərneɪl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfɪŋgɚˌneɪl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fing′gər nāl′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
fin•ger•nail /ˈfɪŋgɚˌneɪl/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Anatomythe nail at the end of a finger.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
fin•ger•nail  (fing′gər nāl′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Anatomythe nail at the end of a finger.
  2. [Print.]a parenthesis.
  • 1200–50; Middle English; see finger, nail

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
fingernail / ˈfɪŋɡəˌneɪl/
  1. a thin horny translucent plate covering part of the dorsal surface of the end joint of each finger
'fingernail' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cuticle - finger - gypsum - hangnail - lunula - nail - onyx - onyxis - perionychium - quick - unguiculate
Synonyms: nail, more...

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