fingernail
/ˈfɪŋɡəneɪl/noun
उच्चारण फ़िंगनेल
नाख़ून
Basic word
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the thin hard layer that covers the outer end of each finger
नाख़ून
- bite your fingernails
- She painted each fingernail a bright shade of pink.
- He scratched the wall with his fingernail.
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- Keep your fingernails short and clean.
Synonyms nail
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
fingernail (countable noun)
It is a regular countable noun; the plural is fingernails and the word is written as one word.
यह नियमित countable noun है; बहुवचन 'fingernails' है और इसे एक शब्द में लिखा जाता है।
- She painted her fingernails red.
- A broken fingernail can be painful.
fingernail + verb
Common verbs describing care and damage are cut, trim, file, bite and break.
देखभाल और क्षति बताने वाली आम क्रियाएँ cut, trim, file, bite और break हैं।
- He keeps his fingernails short and clean.
with / by + fingernail
With a fingernail shows the tool used; it can scratch, pick or press.
'With a fingernail' प्रयुक्त साधन बताता है; इससे खुरचना, कुरेदना या दबाना संभव है।
- He scratched off the sticker with his fingernail.
fingernail vs nail
Fingernail is the nail on a finger; nail alone can also mean a metal nail or a toenail.
'Fingernail' उंगली का नाखून है; अकेले 'nail' का अर्थ लोहे की कील या पैर का नाखून भी हो सकता है।
- Do not bite your fingernails.
fingernail clippers / nail cutter
The tool for cutting is called fingernail clippers, always plural, or a nail cutter.
काटने का औज़ार 'fingernail clippers' कहलाता है, जो हमेशा plural होता है, या 'nail cutter'।
- Could you lend me your fingernail clippers?
+Collocations 4
verb + fingernails
cuttrimbitepaintfileclean
- The nurse told us to trim our fingernails every week.
adjective + fingernail
longshortbrokenpainteddirtyclean
- Clean fingernails are part of good hygiene.
fingernail + noun
clipperspolishfilemarksscratch
- Please pass me the fingernail clippers from the drawer.
by one's fingernails
hang oncling onscrape through
- The team held on to the lead by its fingernails.
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- The doctor looked closely at the colour of his fingernails.
डॉक्टर ने उसके नाखूनों के रंग को ध्यान से देखा।
- Radhika bit her fingernails whenever she was nervous.
घबराहट होने पर राधिका अपने नाखून चबाती थी।
- The teacher checked that every child had short fingernails.
शिक्षक ने जाँचा कि हर बच्चे के नाखून छोटे हैं।
- She tapped her fingernails on the desk while waiting.
प्रतीक्षा करते समय वह मेज़ पर अपने नाखून बजाती रही।
- Dirt under the fingernails can spread germs.
नाखूनों के नीचे जमी गंदगी कीटाणु फैला सकती है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He cut his fingernails with a scissor.
✓ He cut his fingernails with scissors.
Scissors is a plural noun and has no singular form with a.
'Scissors' plural noun है; इसका 'a scissor' रूप नहीं बनता।
✗ My fingernails is very long.
✓ My fingernails are very long.
A plural subject needs a plural verb.
Plural subject के साथ plural verb आती है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: nail is the common short form.
प्रयोग में nail आम संक्षिप्त रूप है।