Definition of Toenail in English :

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Toenail meaning in English

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Toenail

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Noun

1. toenail

the nail at the end of a toe

Verb

2. toe, toenail

drive obliquely

Example Sentences:
'toe a nail'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Toenail

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noun
1. 
a thin horny translucent plate covering part of the dorsal surface of the end joint of each toe
▶ Related adjectives: ungual, ungular
2. carpentry
a nail driven obliquely, as in joining one beam at right angles to another
3. printing slang
a parenthesis
verb
4. (transitive) carpentry
to join (beams) by driving nails obliquely

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Toenail

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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
verb transitive
3.  Carpentry
to fasten with a toenail

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Toenail

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n.
1. The thin, horny, transparent plate covering the upper surface of the end of a toe.
2. A nail driven obliquely, as to join vertical and horizontal beams.
tr.v. toe·nailed, toe·nail·ing, toe·nails
To secure (beams) with obliquely driven nails.

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