Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nailbed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nailbed
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The area underneath a nail in a human or other mammal.

Example Sentences

"On close inspection one of the nails will be found to be damaged, often with the nailbed exposed."

Etymology

From nail + bed.

Inflected Forms

nailbeds (plural) nail bed (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

clawbed subungual

Synonyms

quick

Questions

What does nailbed mean?: The area underneath a nail in a human or other mammal.
Where does nailbed come from?: From nail + bed.

How to pronounce nailbed

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