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fingernails

  • plural
    of fingernail.
    fingernail
    noun
    the nail at the end of a finger.

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We’ve also watched England supporters chew off their fingernails, the French get soaked by a thunderstorm in Philadelphia, and that Belgian kid who burst into tears when his team proved utterly useless.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

“Keeping the dirt under my fingernails with projects like this, and watching shows as often as I do, you realize how hard and how much creativity and magic there are around shows,” Lovett said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026

Last December his daughter, Claire, told the BBC that his teeth were rotting and his fingernails "sometimes fall off".

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

The texture of the crest and the network of blood vessel channels inside it indicate that it was covered in keratin, the same material found in human fingernails.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 23, 2026

The tree was hard and unyielding, his fingernails bending and scratching against its surface, but it was possible to climb.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell