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toenail Definition

toe·nail (nāl′)

noun

  1. the nail of a toe
  2. Carpentry a nail driven slantingly, as through the side of a vertical plank to fasten it to the horizontal plank on which it is based

transitive verb

Carpentry to fasten with a toenail

toenail Usage Examples

Possessives

  • devil: Away on holiday for a few days with his unappealing family, Stevie finds a devil's toenail.

Converse of object

  • cut: If you do have poor sensation, you need to take special care to avoid injury, including when cutting toenails.
  • have: When I came out of the place I had no toenails.
  • remove: Paul Ince is also struggling after surgery to remove an in-growing toenail.
  • lose: Yes, certainly, although I think I might lose a toenail as a result of the run, ?
  • clip: Keep your finger and toenails clipped and clean except when asking a question.
  • grow: It was more in growing toenails than Renal transplants.

Adjective modifier

  • ingrowing: Podiatry - Nail Surgery The removal under local anesthetic of ingrowing toenails is carried out at Lever Chambers Center for Health.
  • ingrown: There's no pain quite like that of an ingrown toenail.
  • in-growing: Injury Update Wolves midfielder Shaun Newton went to hospital yesterday to have an in-growing toenail removed.
  • long: The rucked carpet or carelessly placed rug, long toenails, no stair rail, poor footwear, poor lighting.
  • black: Faults: White or black toenails, broken or missing whiskers, broken or kinked tail.
  • own: If you or a relative can manage, it is safe to cut your own toenails.

Modifies a noun

  • clipping: Put Ronnie's collection of toenail clippings into numerical order.
  • fungus: My husband has suffered for years with toenail fungus and would not go to see his doctor.
  • infection: Oral medication needs to be taken for 6 weeks for fingernail infections and for 3 months for toenail infections.
  • varnish: Anonymous Do you think it's necessary to remove the toenail varnish?
  • cutting: NB: Routine, toenail cutting is not covered by this service.
  • surgery: He may advise toenail surgery to either take away the nail or remove a small section permanently.

Noun used with modifier

  • concern: The mobile library visits fortnightly and the Age Concern toenail cutting service calls every three months.

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