toenail
Digit's hard cap
A toenail is the hard protective plate covering the upper surface of a toe, equivalent to a fingernail.
In carpentry, to toenail is to drive a nail at an angle through one piece of wood into another: He toenailed the stud to the floor plate.
Dead skin at nail base
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- lunulaNail base crescent
- phalangesBones of fingers, toes
- halluxFoot's innermost digit
digits · keratin · foot · distal · proximal · root · free edge
Curved back into tissue
- fungalOf or like mushrooms
- paronychiaNail fold infection
- podiatryFoot disorder treatment
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
discoloration · thickening · brittleness · separation · trauma · bruised · black · yellowing
Piece cut out
- trimmingCutting away excess
- filingStoring documents systematically
- buffingFriction-based shine work
- shapingGiving something its form
pedicure · manicure · clippers · nippers · cuticle pusher · cuticle oil · soaking · cleaning
Smooth by rubbing
- lacquerGlossy protective coating
- varnishLiquid that dries glossy
- base coatInitial layer beneath finish
- top coatOutermost protective layer
gel · acrylic · French tip · glitter · decals · rhinestones · color · painting
B7, a metabolic cofactor
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
- vitamin DCalcium absorption enabler
- proteinFolded amino chain
- collagenStructural body protein
nutrition · supplements · hydration · growth · regeneration · strength · brittleness · ridges
cuticle
Dead skin at nail base
hallux · digits · keratin · foot · distal · proximal · root · free edge
ingrown
Curved back into tissue
- fungalOf or like mushrooms
- paronychiaNail fold infection
- podiatryFoot disorder treatment
infection · discoloration · thickening · brittleness · separation · trauma · bruised · black · yellowing · crumbling
clipping
Piece cut out
shaping · pedicure · manicure · clippers · nippers · cuticle pusher · cuticle oil · soaking · cleaning · pumice
polish
Smooth by rubbing
- lacquerGlossy protective coating
- varnishLiquid that dries glossy
- base coatInitial layer beneath finish
top coat · gel · acrylic · French tip · glitter · decals · rhinestones · color · painting · designs
biotin
B7, a metabolic cofactor
collagen · nutrition · supplements · hydration · growth · regeneration · strength · brittleness · ridges · splitting
protective
Serving to guard
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- gripSecure manual hold
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
scratching · sensation · pressure · balance · leverage · shield · covering · defense
- body part wordsAdam's apple, anklebone, armpit, backbone, belly button
- feetheel, sole, arch, ankle, ball of foot
- skin and hairskin, hair, dermis, epidermis, pore
- digit anatomyfinger, thumb, phalanx, phalanges, phalange
- podiatryfoot doctor, chiropodist, plantar fasciitis, bunions, athlete's foot
- body partsarm, leg, hand, back, chest
- ingrown toenailsNails growing into tissue
- toenail fungusInfection of foot digits
- black toenailDiscolored digit tip injury