toenail

T1O1E1N1A1I1L1
/ˈtəʊˌneɪl/

noun

The thin, horny, transparent plate covering the upper surface of the end of a toe.

“toenail clippings”

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footnailtoe
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Meanings

nountoenail (plural toenails)

plural toenails · alternative toe nail · alternative toe-nail

  1. The thin, horny, transparent plate covering the upper surface of the end of a toe.

    toenail clippings

    Synonyms: footnail

verbtoenail (third-person singular simple present toenails, present participle toenailing, simple past and past participle toenailed)

present singular third person toenails · participle present toenailing · participle past toenailed · past toenailed · alternative toe nail · alternative toe-nail

  1. transitiveTo fasten two pieces of lumber together by applying nails or screws into both boards at an angle.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe thin, horny, transparent plate covering the upper surface of the end of a toe.

Similar
footnail

More synonyms by meaning

verbdrive obliquely

Similar
toe
Broader
forcedriveram
Also see
footnailtoe

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From toe + nail.

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Translations

Bulgarian нокът на крака
  • нокът на крака (nokăt na kraka)the plate covering the end of a toe
Chinese Cantonese 腳甲 /脚甲, 腳指甲 /脚指甲
  • 腳甲 /脚甲 (goek³ gaap³)the plate covering the end of a toe
  • 腳指甲 /脚指甲 (goek³ zi² gaap³)the plate covering the end of a toe
Chinese Mandarin 腳指甲 /脚指甲, 趾甲
  • 腳指甲 /脚指甲 (jiǎozhǐjia)the plate covering the end of a toe
  • 趾甲 (zhǐjiǎ)the plate covering the end of a toe
Danish tånegl
  • tåneglthe plate covering the end of a toe
Dutch teennagel
  • teennagelthe plate covering the end of a toe
Estonian varbaküüs
  • varbaküüsthe plate covering the end of a toe
Finnish varpaankynsi, kynsi
  • varpaankynsithe plate covering the end of a toe
  • kynsithe plate covering the end of a toe
French ongle de pied, ongle d'orteil
  • ongle de piedthe plate covering the end of a toe
  • ongle d'orteilthe plate covering the end of a toe
German Zehennagel, Zehnagel
  • Zehennagelthe plate covering the end of a toe
  • Zehnagelthe plate covering the end of a toe
  • Fußnagelthe plate covering the end of a toe
Hawaiian maiʻao
  • maiʻaothe plate covering the end of a toe
Icelandic tánögl
  • tánöglthe plate covering the end of a toe
Italian unghia del piede
  • unghia del piedethe plate covering the end of a toe
Japanese 爪
  • 爪 (tsume)the plate covering the end of a toe
Korean 발톱
  • 발톱 (baltop)the plate covering the end of a toe
Lithuanian kojos piršto nagas
  • kojos piršto nagasthe plate covering the end of a toe
Malay kuku kaki
  • kuku kakithe plate covering the end of a toe
Māori maikuku
  • maikukuthe plate covering the end of a toe
Norwegian Bokmål tånegl
  • tåneglthe plate covering the end of a toe
Polish paznokieć
  • paznokiećthe plate covering the end of a toe
Portuguese unha do pé
  • unha do péthe plate covering the end of a toe
Russian но́готь
  • но́готь (nógotʹ)the plate covering the end of a toe
Spanish uña del dedo del pie, uña de dedo de pie
  • uña del dedo del piethe plate covering the end of a toe
  • uña de dedo de piethe plate covering the end of a toe
  • uña de piethe plate covering the end of a toe
  • uña podalthe plate covering the end of a toe
  • uña de ortejothe plate covering the end of a toe
Swedish tånagel
  • tånagelthe plate covering the end of a toe
Vietnamese móng chân
  • móng chânthe plate covering the end of a toe
Welsh ewin (y troed)
  • ewin (y troed)the plate covering the end of a toe
Zulu uzipho class 11/10
  • uzipho class 11/10the plate covering the end of a toe

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

toenail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toenail

MLA

“toenail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toenail. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toenail,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toenail.

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