toenail

B2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈtəʊˌneɪl/ See IPA manual

Freq #29830

Meanings

1

noun
The hard covering at the end of a toe.

He cut his toenails before putting on his socks.
2

verb
To fasten two pieces of wood together by driving nails in at an angle.

The carpenter toenailed the studs to the floor.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the hard covering at the... footnail

2 verb · to fasten two pieces of... toe

Word family

Forms toenails

Etymology

From toe + nail.

Topics

General Vocabulary

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