toenail

[ toh-neyl ]

noun
  1. a nail of a toe.

  2. Carpentry. a nail driven obliquely.

  1. Printing Slang. a parenthesis.

verb (used with object)
  1. Carpentry. to secure with oblique nailing.

Origin of toenail

1
First recorded in 1835–45; toe + nail

Words Nearby toenail

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use toenail in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for toenail

toenail

/ (ˈtəʊˌneɪl) /


noun
  1. a thin horny translucent plate covering part of the dorsal surface of the end joint of each toe: Related adjectives: ungual, ungular

  2. carpentry a nail driven obliquely, as in joining one beam at right angles to another

  1. printing slang a parenthesis

verb
  1. (tr) carpentry to join (beams) by driving nails obliquely

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012