manicure

Salon hand treatment

A manicure is cosmetic treatment of the fingernails and hands—trimming, shaping, buffing, and often applying polish.

The verb means to perform such treatment: She manicured her nails before the interview.

Extended uses describe anything carefully groomed or meticulously maintained: a manicured lawn, manicured hedges.

polish

lacquer

Glossy protective coating

basecoat · gel · shellac · matte · glossy · shimmer · glitter · hue · tint · color

pampering

spa

Therapeutic wellness facility

tranquility · rejuvenation · retreat · soothe · paraffin · aromatherapy · exfoliation · moisturizing · self-care · treat

nails

cuticle

Dead skin at nail base

filing · buffing · shaping · keratin · nailbrush · trimming · nailfile · lunula

style

French

Of or from Paris's nation

oval · almond · coffin · ballerina · ombre · designs · decals · rhinestones · floral · geometric

service

salon

Grooming establishment or gathering

booking · station · sanitation · tools · client · tip

grooming

hygiene

Practices maintaining cleanliness

nourishment · conditioning · routine · regimen · neat · tidy · clean · trimmed · presentable · polished

Categories
Opposites
body part treated

manicurepedicure

Cosmetic toenail care

foot care

grooming state

manicureneglect

Failure to provide care

disrepair · unkemptness · raggedness · hangnails

BEAUTIFICATION vs. DEGRADATION

manicureneglect

Failure to provide care

uglify · nail biting · damage · ruin · mar

Phrases
Family

manicured, manicures, manicurist, manicuring, manicurists, unmanicured, manicurer

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G