toe-nail
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of toenail.
Example Sentences
- "But just to be safe there'll be a qualified nurse on hand to tend any unexpected injuries and to make sure that all toe-nails are neatly trimmed."
- "Creating a full-page bleed for a colour magazine using even 35mm film is far more challenging. Trying to do so with a compact digital camera or smartphone is out of the question. But, then, the vast majority of digital cameras have light-gathering sensors the size of tiny toe-nails—and are used largely for uploading images to Flickr or Facebook, or for making 3.5 inch by 5 inch (8.9cm by 12.7cm) prints for family albums."
- "I used to be the lowest-maintenance woman. But in middle age, straggly brows and chipped toe-nails are more bag lady than boho."
- "Dressed in a stylish outfit of flowing bronze silk, which sets off her late-summer tan, she [Esther Perel] sits with her legs wide and leans forward, her elbows resting on her thighs, her finger- and toe-nails painted the same blood red."