toenail

Thân thiện

A child carefully trims their toenail with a small clipper.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • The hard, protective plate at the end of a toe: A toenail is the thick, often slightly curved, keratinous structure covering the dorsal tip of a human toe. It serves a protective function for the toe's end and underlying tissue.

2. Verb:

   • To fasten or secure by driving a nail at an angle: In carpentry or construction, to toenail means to drive a nail diagonally through a piece of wood so that it penetrates into an adjoining piece, creating a strong joint.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • She painted her toenails a bright red.
  • Ingrown toenails can be very painful.

• Verb:

  • The carpenter will toenail the rafter to the top plate of the wall.
  • Toenailing the studs provides better stability than face-nailing.

Advanced Usage

• "Toenail fungus" (Onychomycosis): A common infection that causes discoloration, thickening, and crumbling of the toenail.
  • He is using a topical cream to treat his toenail fungus.

Variants and Related Words

• Toe (noun): The digit at the end of the foot.
• Fingernail (noun): The equivalent nail on a finger.
• Nail (noun/verb): The general term for the keratinous plate or the act of fastening with a metal spike.

Synonyms

• Noun: Unguis (technical/biological term).
• Verb: Angle-nail, skew-nail.

Related Phrases

• "To stub one's toe": To hit one's toe (and often the toenail) painfully against an object.
  • I stubbed my toe on the leg of the table.

Idioms

• "To be down to the toenails": To be completely exhausted or at one's absolute limit (informal, less common).
  • After the marathon, I was down to my toenails.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the nail at the end of a toe

Verb

1. drive obliquely
   • toe a nail

Từ đồng nghĩa

• toe