B2verb · transitive · rare

toenail

toenail · toenails · toenailed · toenailing

To fasten two pieces of lumber together by applying nails or screws into both boards…To fasten two pieces of lumber together by applying nails or screws into both boards at an angle.

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/ˈtəʊˌneɪl/

» I can't find my toenail clippers.

Meaning

1 senses

To fasten two pieces of lumber together by applying nails or screws into both boards at an angle.

More definitions

drive obliquely

Examples

23 sentences

I can't find my toenail clippers.
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Do you use fingernail clippers to cut your toenails?
deBenutzt du einen Nagelknipser, um dir die Zehennägel zu schneiden?
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Tom clipped his toenails.
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Tom is clipping his toenails.
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Tom is cutting his toenails.
ruТом стрижёт себе ногти на ногах.
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Origin

From toe + nail.

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Forms

toenails, toenailing, toenailed, toenailed

Base form	toenail · to toenail
3rd person singular	toenails
Present participle	toenailing
Past simple	toenailed
Past participle	toenailed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	toenail
he, she, it	toenails

Past simpleLesson

all persons

toenailed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have toenailed
he, she, it	has toenailed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will toenail

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Close in meaning

drive obliquely:toe

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle