Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

little finger-nail

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables: lit-tle fin-ger--nail
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of little fingernail.

Example Sentences

"Mr. M. Y. betted Mr. G. R. dinner and wine for a dozen friends, that the latter did not succeed in getting one of his finger-nails to grow an inch and a half from the end of the finger. Since that time Mr. G. R. has been in London, and, having taken particular care of his little finger-nail, it has now arrived to an inch and three-eighths in length."
"My royal master was so pleased with the respectful bearing of one of these good people, that he held forth his little finger-nail to be kissed, which, with some trepidation, only proper on the part of the Sirloinian, was reverently saluted."
"Yes, sir, with my little finger-nail I can remove the mortar from the outside of that wall, and you can judge whether on the inside it is hardened or not."

Inflected Forms

little finger-nails (plural)

Questions

What does little finger-nail mean?: Alternative form of little fingernail.

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