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toe·nail
(tō′nāl′)n.
1. The thin, horny, transparent plate covering the upper surface of the end of a toe.
2. A nail driven obliquely, as to join vertical and horizontal beams.
tr.v. toe·nailed, toe·nail·ing, toe·nails
To secure (beams) with obliquely driven nails.
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toenail
(ˈtəʊˌneɪl)n
1. (Anatomy) a thin horny translucent plate covering part of the dorsal surface of the end joint of each toe.
2. (Building) carpentry a nail driven obliquely, as in joining one beam at right angles to another
3. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing slang a parenthesis
vb
(Building) (tr) carpentry to join (beams) by driving nails obliquely
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toe•nail
(ˈtoʊˌneɪl)n.
1. the nail of a toe.
2. a nail driven obliquely to secure a piece of wood to a beam.
v.t. 3. to secure with oblique nailing.
[1835–45]
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toenail
Past participle: toenailed
Gerund: toenailing
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| Noun | 1. |  toenail - the nail at the end of a toe toe - one of the digits of the foot nail - horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits ingrown toenail, onyxis - toenail having its free tip or edges embedded in the surrounding flesh |
| Verb | 1. | toenail - drive obliquely; "toe a nail" |
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toenail
nounCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
مِسْمار اللحْم
nehet u nohou
tånegl
kynsivarpaankynsi
lábujjköröm
tánögl
necht na nohe
noht na nogi
ayak tırnağı
móng chân
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toenail
[ˈtəʊneɪl] n → ongle m de piedtoe-to-toe [ˌtəʊtəˈtəʊ] advto go toe-to-toe (= face each other) → se faire face; (in combat) → s'affronter
to go toe-to-toe with sb (= face) → faire face à qn; (in combat) → affronter qn
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toe
(təu) noun1. one of the five finger-like end parts of the foot. These tight shoes hurt my toes.
2. the front part of a shoe, sock etc. There's a hole in the toe of my sock.
ˈtoenail noun the nail that grows on one's toes. He was cutting his toenails.
toe the line to act according to the rules.
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toenail
n uña (del pie)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.