fingernail

simple noun24 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.0

Refers to the length of the fingernail.

Fingernails with nail polish applied.

Fingernails painted with red nail polish.

A fingernail that has cracked or split.

Can be used for scratching.

Professionally cared for and shaped fingernails.

Having dirt under the fingernail.

Can indicate dirt or injury.

A cosmetic lacquer applied to fingernails. Known as 'nail varnish' in BrE.

A tool used for trimming fingernails.

The natural process of fingernails getting longer.

Used when a fingernail presses into a surface.

The action of a fingernail moving across a surface, often making a sound.

Refers to the space beneath the tip of the fingernail, often where dirt collects.

A common nervous habit of chewing on one's fingernails.

To accidentally crack or split a fingernail.

To apply nail polish to fingernails.

To trim fingernails.

To strike a surface lightly and repeatedly with one's fingernails, often indicating impatience or thought.

To trim fingernails, often with clippers.

Similar to biting, a habit of chewing on fingernails.

To press one's fingernails into something, often a person's skin.

To look at one's fingernails closely, sometimes as a gesture of disinterest or vanity.

To look at one's fingernails carefully.