nail file

Canada, US, UK/ˈneɪl ˌfaɪl/Canada/ˈneɪl ˌfʌɪl/Australia/ˈnæɪl ˌfɑel/New Zealand/ˈnæɪl ˌfaɪl/

noun

A small file made of soft metal, or a board covered with fine sandpaper, for filing and shaping one's fingernails and toenails.

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Meanings

nounnail file (plural nail files)

plural nail files · alternative nailfile · alternative nail-file

  1. A small file made of soft metal, or a board covered with fine sandpaper, for filing and shaping one's fingernails and toenails.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 指甲銼 /指甲锉
  • 指甲銼 /指甲锉 (zhǐjiǎ cuò)a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Czech pilník na nehty
  • pilník na nehtya file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Danish neglefil
  • neglefila file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Dutch nagelvijl
  • nagelvijla file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Esperanto ungofajlilo, ungofajliloj
  • ungofajliloa file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
  • ungofajliloja file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Finnish kynsiviila
  • kynsiviilaa file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
French lime à ongles
  • lime à onglesa file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
German Nagelfeile
  • Nagelfeilea file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Greek λίμα
  • λίμα (líma)a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Hungarian körömreszelő
  • körömreszelőa file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Italian limetta
  • limettaa file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Japanese ネイルファイル, 爪やすり
  • ネイルファイル (neiru fairu)a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
  • 爪やすり (tsumeyasuri)a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Persian سوهان ناخن
  • سوهان ناخن (sohân-e nâxon)a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Polish pilniczek, pilnik do paznokci
  • pilniczeka file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
  • pilnik do paznokcia file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Portuguese lixa de unha
  • lixa de unhaa file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Romanian pilă de unghii
  • pilă de unghiia file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Russian пи́лочка для ногте́й, пи́лочка
  • пи́лочка для ногте́й (píločka dlja nogtéj)a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
  • пи́лочка (píločka)a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
  • пи́лка (pílka)a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Spanish lima de uñas
  • lima de uñasa file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Swedish nagelfil
  • nagelfila file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Thai ตะไบเล็บ
  • ตะไบเล็บ (dtà-bai-lép)a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Turkish törpü, tırnak törpüsü
  • törpüa file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
  • tırnak törpüsüa file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails
Cite this entry
APA

nail file. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nail%20file

MLA

“nail file.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nail%20file. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nail file,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nail%20file.

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