hammer toe
hammer toe · hammer toes
A medical condition where a toe is permanently bent downA medical condition where a toe is permanently bent down.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A medical condition where a toe is permanently bent down.
The woman wore special orthopedic shoes to try and alleviate her hammer toe.
(countable)A toe suffering from such condition.
My sister has hammer toes on both feet and consequently avoids the family hiking expeditions.
Forms
plural: hammer toesWord family
1 related wordsRelatedmallet toe
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable