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cuticle

/ˈkjuːtɪkəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.69 in modern English

Syllables
cu-ti-cle
IPA
/ˈkjuːtɪkəl/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates.

noun

The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates.

noun

A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates.

noun

A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many plants.

noun

A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.

noun

A protective layer on the shell of a bird's egg.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cutīcula (“cuticle, skin”). Doublet of cuticula.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

cuticles (plural)

Derived Forms

cuticleless cuticular cutis endocuticle epicuticle exocuticle mesocuticle procuticle subcuticle

Phrases

cuticle pusher cutaneo-

Frequently Paired Words

cutaneo- cutaneous noncutaneous noncuticular nail thumbnail toenail quick

Synonyms

epidermis perionychium perionyx cuticula carapace shell shield

Rhymes With

ethical nickel ideological pickle trickle tickle sickle fickle mickle bickle stickle chicle

Questions

How do you pronounce cuticle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkjuːtɪkəl/.
What does cuticle mean?
The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates.
Where does cuticle come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin cutīcula (“cuticle, skin”). Doublet of cuticula.

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