Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nail polish

/neɪl ˈpɒl.ɪʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables: nail pol-ish
IPA: /neɪl ˈpɒl.ɪʃ/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cosmetic lacquer applied to the fingernails or toenails.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Per Talking Points Memo, the PolitiChicks are promoting their new book about this new flavor of "pro-woman" feminism, which is a term conservatives have been flinging around for the last few years in pursuit of the elusive female vote that implies that the other kind of feminism is for anti-feminine (or possibly lesbo-sexual) crew cut-havers who want to abolish long hair and nail polish and girly laughter and the general concept of love."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

nail polishes (plural)

Phrases

nail-polished nail polish remover

Synonyms

nail enamel nail varnish nail lacquer

Questions

How do you pronounce nail polish?: The recorded pronunciation is /neɪl ˈpɒl.ɪʃ/.
What does nail polish mean?: A cosmetic lacquer applied to the fingernails or toenails.

How to pronounce nail polish

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