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toenail

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As a noun, toenail means the thin, horny, transparent plate covering the upper surface of the end of a toe. As a verb, it means fasten two pieces of lumber together by applying nails or screws into both boards at an angle.

Meanings of toenail

4 meanings

noun

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

    “toenail clippings”

  2. The nail at the end of a toebody

verb

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

  2. Drive obliquely

    “toe a nail”

    Similar: toe

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

verb: drive obliquely

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