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TOENAIL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The nail at the end of a toe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("toenail" is a kind of...):

nail (horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "toenail"):

ingrown toenail; onyxis (toenail having its free tip or edges embedded in the surrounding flesh)

Holonyms ("toenail" is a part of...):

toe (one of the digits of the foot)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Drive obliquely

Example:

toe a nail

Synonyms:

toe; toenail

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "toenail" is one way to...):

drive; force; ram (force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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