noun
toenail
TOH-nayl
noun
1
The hard, flat covering on the upper surface of the tip of a toe.
"She painted her toenails bright red before the holiday."
verb
1
To join two pieces of wood by driving a nail in at an angle through both.
"The carpenter toenailed the stud into the floor plate."
How to Use Toenail
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe hard covering on top of a toe; in carpentry, also a verb meaning to nail two boards together at an angle.
Word Forms
toenailed past tense, toenails plural, toenails singular
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Etymology
A straightforward compound of toe and nail.