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Nail

/neɪl/

The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.

📖 Definitions of "Nail"

noun
  1. 1

    The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.

    "When I'm nervous I bite my nails."

  2. 2

    The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.

  3. 3

    The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds.

  4. 4

    The claw of a bird or other animal.

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