nail file
noun
a small file of metal or cardboard, for trimming, smoothing, or shaping the fingernails and sometimes having a point for removing dirt from under them.
nail files
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pluralof nail file.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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First of all, you can't find the knife blade, hidden as it is among scissors and screwdrivers and can openers and nose hair tweezers and nail files and pliers.
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2021
Her tagline, “You Need Faith,” was stamped in her favorite shade of pink on pens, nail files, and the posters that could be seen plastered on vacant shop windows across Manhattan.
From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2020
And while she managed to get past security without a boarding pass or passport, she was screened for weapons – and, presumably, nail files and tubes of ointment – like everyone else.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 25, 2018
He handed out nail files and matchbooks — and won.
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2014
Your bureau or dressing table is the place for the hair and clothes brushes, the combs, the toilet mirror, nail files, nail scissors, and such smaller articles.
From The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men by Walter Germain
