Used in a Sentence

fingernail

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for fingernail.

Editorial note

The catch is the size of a fingernail clipping.

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Definitions1
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Quick take

The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of fingernail gathered in one view.

noun

The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for fingernail.

noun

The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation.

Example sentences

1

The catch is the size of a fingernail clipping.

2

Most people are grossed out by fingernail clippings, which are pretty much the same thing (Primarily keratin).

3

A hand-span of plastic to store less data than you could fit on a micro-SD the size of your fingernail.

4

There's also the occasional teeth-curling screech when a fingernail or little bit of hard matter in the chalk scratches the board.

5

My fingernail clippings are more scarce than gold, but they are worth much less.

6

Do there exist any statistics about people mistaking fingernail glue for eye drops?

7

Now, you need to endure two hours of having your fingernail clippers confiscated so that you can fly at 500mph to save on fuel costs.

8

I teach math, and just as some people cannot taste the bitterness in Brussels sprouts, I'm not affected by the fingernail-on-blackboard noise.

9

When I consider that my phone has a 64 GB SD card smaller than my little fingernail, I feel the same way.

10

Your fingernail clippings will turn to dust in fifty years.

11

Still 2x Cuba and with usually less fingernail pulling.

12

The ones I dealt with (programming a portal scanner for WalMart) were the size of chips - would fit on your little fingernail.

Quote examples

1

For example: "Preferred fingernail color" is probably not inheritable.

2

I'd test a pointing stick "eraser" or a trackball of some sort (because capacitive touchpad style won't work on everything) on the fingernail tip.

3

"instead of a giant fake fingernail " This is V1.

4

It worked very quickly to stop the bleeding with no heat--the top left of the package, in fact, is labeled "heat free." We ended up going to the Palo Alto Medical Center's urgent care clinic and they applied glue instead of stitches because of the lacerations' proximity to the fingernail.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use fingernail in a sentence?

The catch is the size of a fingernail clipping.

What does fingernail mean?

The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation.

What part of speech is fingernail?

fingernail is commonly used as noun.