Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ring-finger nail

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables: ring-fin-ger -nail
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of ring fingernail.

Example Sentences

"ROMAINE: classic patent leather pump with trim grosgrain-bowed toe and the slimmest heels you’ve ever seen, no bigger at the tip than your ring-finger nail."
"This was [Kathy] Kelty’s sixth [New York] Mets’ Opening Day in succession. Her dress for the occasion: Mets sweatpants, Mets warm-up jacket and Mets sunglasses topped off with big, blue Mets earrings and, embedded in her ring-finger nails, 14-karat-gold baseball-and-bat emblems."
"The glue is not as immediately bonding as some kits, which means the nail slid around somewhat for a while until I could hold it in the desired position. But it also meant I have no excuse for the one ring-finger nail that ended up crooked."

Inflected Forms

ring-finger nails (plural)

Questions

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

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