manicuring
Tending to nails
Manicuring is the care and grooming of fingernails and hands—trimming, shaping, polishing, and treating cuticles.
Beyond nail salons, manicuring extends to any meticulous grooming or maintenance: manicuring the lawn, manicuring one's public image.
The word implies careful, detailed attention to appearance.
Skin at nail base
- filingStoring documents systematically
- buffingFriction-based shine work
- polishSmooth by rubbing
- nail bedTissue under fingernails
shaping · trimming · emery board · nail salon · lacquer · gel · acrylic · hangnail
Cultivated grassy areas
- trimmingCutting away excess
- edgingDecorative border material
- hedgesPlanted boundary lines
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
grass · topiary · shears · precision · shaping · borders · groundskeeping · turf
Grooming with vanity
- primpingFussing over appearance
- tendingCaring for or inclining
- tidyingMaking spaces orderly
- beautifyingMaking more attractive
pampering · self-care · spa · hands · maintenance · personal grooming · hygiene · presentation
Describing thoroughly, point-by-point
- refiningRemoving unwanted elements
- fine-tuningSmall precise optimization adjustments
- polishingSmoothing by friction
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
fastidious · precision · attention · tweaking · perfecting · fussing · obsessing · nitpicking
cuticles
Skin at nail base
nail bed · shaping · trimming · emery board · nail salon · lacquer · gel · acrylic · hangnail · nail art
lawns
Cultivated grassy areas
pruning · grass · topiary · shears · precision · shaping · borders · groundskeeping · turf · clipping
preening
Grooming with vanity
beautifying · pampering · self-care · spa · hands · maintenance · personal grooming · hygiene · presentation · polishing
detailing
Describing thoroughly, point-by-point
- refiningRemoving unwanted elements
- fine-tuningSmall precise optimization adjustments
- polishingSmoothing by friction
meticulous · fastidious · precision · attention · tweaking · perfecting · fussing · obsessing · nitpicking · exactness
manicuringneglecting
Failing to attend to
ignoring · abandoning · letting go · disregarding · damaging
manicuringroughening
Making less smooth
coarsening · degrading · marring · scarring · mangling