fingernail
fin·ger·nail [fingernail fingernails] [ˈfɪŋɡəneɪl] [ˈfɪŋɡərneɪl] noun
the thin hard layer that covers the outer tip of each finger
Example Bank:
• ‘Actually, I'm leaving you’, she said, continuing to examine her fingernails.
• ‘Actually, I'm leaving,’ she said, examining her fingernails.
• I noticed I had dirt under my fingernails.
• She dug her fingernails into my neck.
• She tapped her fingernails against the table impatiently.
• the horrible sound of fingernails scraping across a blackboard
• the sound of fingernails being dragged down a blackboard
