nails
Manicurist's entire focus
Nails is the plural of nail—metal fasteners or the keratin plates on fingers and toes: I need more nails to finish the fence.
Her nails were painted blue.
As a verb: He nails the boards together.
She nails every performance.
The expression tough as nails means extremely hardy or resilient.
Hit the nail on the head means to be exactly right.
Smooth by rubbing
- lacquerGlossy protective coating
- gelWobbly semi-solid substance
- acrylicSynthetic resin or fiber
- pedicureCosmetic toenail care
salon · buffing · file · basecoat · topcoat · varnish · glitter · shellac
Tool for striking nails
- bradThin wire fastener
- tackSharp-headed fastener
- finishingBringing to completion
- commonWidespread and unremarkable
roofing · framing · galvanized · penny · headless · sinker · duplex · masonry
Dead skin at nail base
- keratinStructural hair protein
- bedFurniture for slumber
- lunulaNail base crescent
- ridgesNarrow elevated formations
hangnail · growth · whitening · moon · quick · tip · matrix · plate
Raptor's curved nail
- scratchSuperficial wound or mark
- keratinStructural hair protein
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- retractableAble to draw inward
sharp · digging · climbing · grooming · predator · grip · tear · sheath
polish
Smooth by rubbing
pedicure · salon · buffing · file · basecoat · topcoat · varnish · glitter · shellac · dip powder
hammer
Tool for striking nails
common · roofing · framing · galvanized · penny · headless · sinker · duplex · masonry · spiral
cuticle
Dead skin at nail base
ridges · hangnail · growth · whitening · moon · quick · tip · matrix · plate · brittle
talon
Raptor's curved nail
retractable · sharp · digging · climbing · grooming · predator · grip · tear · sheath · dewclaw
woodwork
Craft of building with lumber
stud · framing · decking · flooring · joinery · subfloor · sheathing · trim · molding · fence
coffin
Burial container for remains
- beautymakeup, cosmetics, lipstick, mascara, eyeliner
- body partsarm, leg, hand, back, chest
- DIYbuilding, woodworking, carpentry, electrical, crafting
- manufactured goodsautomobiles, appliances, auto parts, cars, trucks
- constructionconstruction site, building site, hammer, building, beam
- construction sitehard hat, hard hats, foreman, cones, cranes
- nail polishCosmetic finger coating
- nailed itSucceeded completely, emphatically
- nail itSucceed perfectly at something
- nail downEstablish with certainty
- nail fileKeratin-smoothing abrasive strip
- nail clippersTool for trimming keratin
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