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. having taken particular care of his little-finger nail, it has arrived to an inch and three-eighths in length!"
"They are small, light-brown moths with a somewhat slower flight pattern than other moths and are about the size of your little-finger nail."
"The smallest I’ve worked with are finch eggs, which are not even the size of my little-finger nail."

Inflected Forms

little-finger nails (plural)

Questions

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

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